Yes, you read that right. You have three days to claim Half-Life 2 for free from the Steam Store.
Link (until Steam Dawn on 18 Nov)
CyMonk was first into City 17 on this one. Thanks!
LH
No really, you did read that right.

Free Games (GOG, Epic etc.)
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Get all up in people's business with this week's Epic freebie Beholder.
Link[store.epicgames.com]
Details:
- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through November 28, 1600 GMT
- Steam store page for evaluation.
Next week, Brotato.
LH
Behoooldah, ya know Snow gonna be warble garble dahb a leaky boom boom dan -
Fanatical are giving away free Steam keys for Breathedge.
LINK[http://www.fanatical.com]
Kindly note that there have been reports of the page failing to load in some regions, whether or not this is temporary outage is yet to be known. If you're experiencing issues accessing the page now, I would suggest trying again later.
Thanks to thales_ulisses for getting the edge on this one!
Details:
- DRM: Steam
- Account required (Fanatical)
- Keys available to claim until November 30, at 6pm CST.
- Steam page link for evaluation
Enjoy!
jbondguy007
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November already feels dark enough for many of us living in the northern hemisphere, but just in case you needed some extra darkness, you can currently grab Dark Sector for free on Steam.
LINK
Thanks to CyMonk for spotting this one out of the dark for us.
Details:
- Steam
- Available to claim until November 30 at 11am CST.
Enjoy!
jbondguy007,
going dark. -
Add a side dish to your feast with a free copy of Brotato in the Epic store.
Link[store.epicgames.com]
Details:
- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through December 5, 1600 GMT
- Steam store page for evaluation.
Next week, Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop -and- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
LH
Happy Lions and Cowboys day! -
It's Black Friday at GOG and they're giving away a free copy of the card battler Oaken.
GOG page[http://www.gog.com]
(claim from the banner on their front page)
Details:
- Account required: GOG.com with e-mail marketing opt-in
- DRM-Free (NOT Steam)
- Offer good thru December 02, 1400 GMT.
- Steam store page for comparison
thales_ulisses rolled out the barrel for this one. Thanks!
LH
There is actually an Ashen but no Maplen or Elmen or Pinen. -
Nothing says December like... riding on a bus while watching the Star Wars Holiday Special? Um... okay. Epic can get you kind of close to that this week with their giveaways for LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Link[store.epicgames.com]
Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop Link[store.epicgames.com]
Details:
- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through December 12, 1500 GMT
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Steam store page for evaluation.
- Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop Steam store page for evaluation.
There are also seven free DLCs[store.epicgames.com] for Bus Simulator to claim once you have the base game.
It looks like this year's Epicmas will begin on the 12th with a fortnite of daily mystery giveaways. Yay! Feel free to make your guesses in the QFD Thread (I'm betting on Suicide Squad).
LH
Speaking of LEGO, go to Twitter or Reddit and find yourself an unblocked copy of the LEGO James Bond trailer. Tragedy that it was never made. -
The adventure/platformer Pankapu is free in the Steam store until Steam dawn on the 18th
Link
IonutzV jumped on this one first. Thanks!
LH
Looks like the start of another big December. -
The first Winter sale is here and it's GOG. As always, they kick off with a freebie and this time it's The Whispered World: Special Edition.
GOG page[http://www.gog.com]
(claim from the banner on their front page)
Details:
- Account required: GOG.com with e-mail marketing opt-in
- DRM-Free (NOT Steam)
- Offer good thru December 15, 1400 GMT.
- Steam store page for comparison
There will be more free games over the course of the sale so stay tuned.
LH
Shhhh... this is the third whispering game GOG has given you. -
Everybody wants in on the action today. Fanatical is giving away Steam keys for RIOT: Civil Unrest.
Link[http://www.fanatical.com]
Details:
- Linked Fanatical account with e-mail opt-in required
- Offer good until December 14 or until they run out.
- Steam Store page
Sootopolis threw the first brick at this one. Thanks!
LH
Whispered Civil Unrest? We're having a Quiet Riot? -
The first Epicmas mystery game is Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.
Link[store.epicgames.com]
Details:
- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through December 19, 1600 GMT
- Steam store page for evaluation.
You have the usual week to claim this one then the fortnite of giveaways begins. There will be a new mystery game every day and you'll only have 24 hours to grab it.
LH
Fool of a Took not included -
Perhaps you were quietly expecting something else. That's when assassins strike! The second GOG winter sale freebie is Chicken Assassin Reloaded.
GOG page[http://www.gog.com]
(claim from the banner on their front page)
Details:
- Account required: GOG.com with e-mail marketing opt-in
- DRM-Free (NOT Steam)
- Offer good thru December 22, 1400 GMT.
- Steam store page for comparison
This was a last minute swap out so it may take a while for the giveaway banner to appear on all pages. Be patient.
LH
The calm before the storm -
Everybody wants in on the action today. Again. Fanatical is giving away Steam keys for ScourgeBringer.
Link[http://www.fanatical.com]
Details:
- Linked Fanatical account with e-mail opt-in required
- Offer good until December 21 or until they run out (they always run out).
- Steam Store page
kreb brought us this scourge. Thanks!
LH
At the third chime, you will be visited by the ghost of giveaways future... -
The Epicmas daily giveaways have begun. First up is Vampire Survivors.
Link[store.epicgames.com]
Details:
- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through December 20, 1600 GMT
- Steam store page for evaluation.
Remember, the next fourteen Epic giveaways are only 24 hours each. Act accordingly.
LH
Of course they survived, DJ BoBo told us so back in '07 -
Distant Space 2 is free in the Steam store for the next few days.
Link (until Steam Dawn on 24 Dec)
sdji was on this space in the distant past. Thanks!
LH
Almost slipped through a crack in space -
Daily Epicmas giveaway number two is Astrea: Six Sided Oracles
Link[store.epicgames.com]
Details:
- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through December 21, 1600 GMT
- Steam store page for evaluation.
Second (and final) reminder, these giveaways only run for 24 hours.
LH
Didn't TSR already try the "dice instead of cards" thing thirty years ago? -
The third Epicmas daily giveaway is TerraTech.
Link[store.epicgames.com]
Details:
- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through December 22, 1600 GMT
- Steam store page for evaluation.
This one is new to the Epic store so expect it to take a few minutes for all the pages and buttons to work correctly if you're checking right at the start.
LH
Not to be confused with the cyborg dinosaur flight simulator PteraTech. -
The Epicmas giveaway for today is Wizard of Legend.
Link[store.epicgames.com]
Details:
- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through December 23, 1600 GMT
- Steam store page for evaluation.
This is another one new to the Epic store so it may take a few minutes to be available everywhere.
LH
Dunno about the Wizard but the Darkness of Legend was Tim Curry. -
Today's Epicmas giveaway is the "full" paid version of the online dungeon crawl Dark and Darker.
Link[store.epicgames.com]
Details:
- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through December 24, 1600 GMT
- Steam store page for evaluation.
Dark and Darker lists as FTP but "Legendary Status" is the only purchasable DLC so this is technically the full game. Yeah, I know, kind of sketchy but we'll probably be getting headliners tomorrow and Wednesday so we can cut them a bit of slack on this one.
LH
How is this not a two pack of prequels to Darkest Dungeon? -
Epicmas fishes around for the next daily giveaway and comes up with DREDGE.
Link[store.epicgames.com]
Details:
- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through December 25, 1600 GMT
- Steam store page for evaluation.
It's a busy time of year, don't forget to check in tomorrow.
LH
Are they... trolling us? -
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