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Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on September 27, 2014, 11:18:20 PM
A thread for everyone like me that's wanting free and cheap games! :)

For example, Bejeweled 3 is free for a limited time in EA's Origin Store. This requires that you have the Origin client, which is kind of like Steam, but clunkier. I remember when the first Bejeweled got big during my first term in college, and we would all play it in class trying to beat each others' high scores, so this is a bit of nostalgia for me. :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Drexyl Nox on September 28, 2014, 12:33:03 AM
my highest score on Bejewled on my old phone was about 142000000
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Vinaza on September 28, 2014, 02:00:41 AM
Velvet Sundown (http://store.steampowered.com/app/307290/) is currently free on Steam. It's a mystery game relying on text-to-speech commands and multiplayer to solve a case; the game is still in Beta, very much akin to The Ship. Played a bit and, while, we failed in finding the proper evidence to point fingers at the killer, it was a pretty fun time. Warning: As this is still very much a Beta game, expect a few glitches. I've ran into the minor one of a second pause before what I had typed out was spoken by my character. The tutorial is also lacking; you'll learn as you go.

But, yeah, save for that, quite fun. c:
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Groezelgeel on September 28, 2014, 08:25:37 AM
NetHack (http://nethack.org/) is an open source turn-based ASCII RPG that has been in development from 1985 to 2003. The game has randomly generated dungeons and an incredible variety of monsters, items and classes. Everything interacts with everything else, in too many ways to mention. If you can think of a way to combine items, the devteam almost certainly has thought of it as well. There are many ways to deal with any situation, but there are also many different dangerous situations. This makes it an incredibly deep and interesting game. It is one of my favourite games of all time.

Claw (http://kapitanpazur.piasta.pl/en/downloads.html) is a very difficult and very fun abandonware platform game. It requires insane timing at some points, and it was one of the few games I never managed to finish. Frustrating, but fun. Not freeware, but it's in IP hell and will never be sold.

Startopia is a humorous game where you develop an abandoned space station. The station is visited by 9 alien species, all with their own tastes and specialties. These are your workers as well as your costumers. The station is divided into three specialized decks, and your costumers need all three of them. The game is made by former employees of the legendary Bullfrog Games, who left after that developer WAS FUCKING DESTROYED BY EA BASTARDS BASTARDS BASTARDS BASTARDS!

The game is now seven bucks on Steam.

Fall from Heaven II (http://kael.civfanatics.net/) is not a standalone game, but a mod for Civ IV that turns it into a very well realized fantasy world. It combines the strong mechanics of Civilization with the excellent worldbuilding of its designer, Kael. The whole thing is brilliantly done - there are 21 civilizations, all with a unique theme and playstyle. There are golem-building dwarfs, pirates, ultraviolent savages, evil clowns, gods-hating humans and many more. I spent more time playing this mod than normal Civ4. This is also one of my favourite games.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Chanku on September 28, 2014, 05:01:35 PM
Groezelgeel posted on September 28, 2014, 08:25:37 AM
NetHack (http://nethack.org/) is an open source turn-based ASCII RPG that has been in development from 1985 to 2003. The game has randomly generated dungeons and an incredible variety of monsters, items and classes. Everything interacts with everything else, in too many ways to mention. If you can think of a way to combine items, the devteam almost certainly has thought of it as well. There are many ways to deal with any situation, but there are also many different dangerous situations. This makes it an incredibly deep and interesting game. It is one of my favourite games of all time.
Isn't nethack simply a Multiplayer Rouge-like?
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Groezelgeel on September 28, 2014, 05:19:00 PM
It's a rogue-like, but it's not multiplayer. The 'Net' part refers to the network of volunteers who created the game.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Chanku on September 28, 2014, 05:24:13 PM
Groezelgeel posted on September 28, 2014, 05:19:00 PM
It's a rogue-like, but it's not multiplayer. The 'Net' part refers to the network of volunteers who created the game.
oh
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on October 02, 2014, 10:26:13 PM
Paradox Interactive Sale on Steam: October 2-6

Pretty much deep sales on almost their entire catalog, from Majesty to Europa Universalis IV and everything in between. Not sure what I'm going to do with this one...Majesty was an excellent game, and had this awesome twist of not being able to control your units. On the other hand, I need to pick up some DLC for other games...

http://store.steampowered.com/sale/paradoxweekend2014 (http://store.steampowered.com/sale/paradoxweekend2014)

Not sure why the webpage doesn't show all the sales, but they do all show up in the Steam client.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Groezelgeel on October 04, 2014, 08:56:00 AM
Magicka is only 2.49 now. It is a coop action-RPG where you and your friends make up a party of up to four wizards. You can combine 8 different elements into many kind of spells. For example, adding fire sets enemies on fire, lightning makes it jump from person to person, arcane adds a beam effect... Part of the fun is that spells can harm your teammates too, so you'll end up accidentally killing each other a lot. Fortunately there's a resurrection spell, so it's no big deal.
You can also cast as much as you want - no fussing with mana, willpower or spell slots. It's pure chaotic fun.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on November 12, 2014, 09:01:40 PM
Mount and Blade is free on gog.com for the next 48 hours! This is the first title of the series, but the other titles (Mount and Blade: Warband, Mount and Blade: With Fire and Sword, and Mount and Blade: Warband - Napoleonic Wars) are also 60% off, or 75% off when buying all three!

An excellent opportunity to get into this awesome franchise on the cheap. :)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on April 18, 2015, 01:42:25 PM
The Humble Origin Bundle is still going on! For a few dollars you can be a good variety of games...the only downside is that you need Origin for most of the game, but that's probably why EA is doing this...to give people incentive to go to their store/game platform. :P

Page: https://www.humblebundle.com/ (https://www.humblebundle.com/)

I bought it mostly for Dragon Age II, though I'm curious to see the other games they're going to add...
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Reon on April 18, 2015, 11:40:57 PM
/me wants the bundle dearly
In other news they've also added the weekly bundle centered around strategy games...

Additionally, if it's your thing the book bundle is REALLY good right now, like woah top notch shit right there... But it is specialized interest.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: tatte on April 19, 2015, 06:47:29 AM
Command and Conquer Generals <3 You should all get the bundle! ALL OF YOU! GO GET IT! NOW!
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on April 19, 2015, 03:04:08 PM
Reon, it's just $5. :P

Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Reon on April 19, 2015, 06:49:11 PM
/me doesn't fucking have five dollars, least of all five dollars electronically communicable...
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on April 19, 2015, 07:19:12 PM
You're always saying you can get people to buy you things, though. :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Reon on April 20, 2015, 02:33:47 PM
Working on it... It's a lot harder during spring break because fucking everyone is out...
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Drexyl Nox on April 24, 2015, 07:24:34 AM
I'm really fucking broke right now, just blew all my money on expensive, lifesaving surgery.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Reon on April 24, 2015, 03:06:40 PM
The most expensive game of life...
But oh how glad we are that they worked!
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: tatte on April 28, 2015, 08:33:37 PM
This train has already left the station, but let me tell you a story.

Once upon a time there was a crazy month for Xbox Live Gold -members. I have acquired for only the subscription fee the following titles: Bioshock Infinite, Terraria, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Army of TWO: The Devil's Carter and Gears of War: Judgment. Five games for just seven euros, three of which I actually want to play and the rest aren't too bad either.

Why? How? I don't really understand how Microsoft runs this Gold thing, and at this point I'm too afraid to ask, but I like it. I checked and they only seem to hand the AC IV and AoT to for free right now. I'm expecting to get one more free game before my subscription ends again, but honestly this is already way more than what I signed up for. :D
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Michi on April 29, 2015, 12:29:56 AM
It's because they're in constant competition with Playstation Plus.

One month, Playstation Plus had Ducktales Remastered, Duke Nukem, Prototype 2, Infamous First Light, a good indie game known as Swapper, and a mediocre one known as Whoa Dave.

But we're talking PS3 had 3 very well known and played games and a excellent Indie title, and then the same Indie Title and a much appreciated prequel-game for the PS4.

February's included Thief and Yakuza 4, two exceptional games as well, and Transistor being an excellent futuristic RPG by the people that did Bastion.

March's had an exceptional Sherlock Holmes game, Papo and Yo (another fun one), Oddworld New and Tasty, and two entertaining Indies known as Valient Hearts and Counterspy.

And April's is best easily forgotten.  :P

May's hasn't officially been revealed yet, but I'm curious as to what will be on it.

My point, however, is that the two are always competing.  PS has balanced its Indie and AAA games and shown that it can release good ones of both for its PS+ members.  The only way for Xbox to counter that is have a large list of AAA titles.

My only gripe is that PS4 sees much more indie titles than anything else, but that's most likely because it has a smaller library to grab from.  I'm hoping for a complete AAA title month for PS4, but that'll probably be down the road later on.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on April 29, 2015, 02:26:45 AM
I just thought I'd point out...the Humble Bundle has a Heros of Might and Magic bundle out, which seems to have almost every game in the franchise. The average price ($11.49) is a good bit higher than for most others bundles, so I'm not sure if I'll get this one yet or not...

https://www.humblebundle.com/ (https://www.humblebundle.com/)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Michi on April 29, 2015, 03:57:26 AM
Damn, it even has Might and Magic 1-6.  All it's missing is M&M 7-9

And you can snatch a few others as well as M&M 10 if you pay a tad higher than the average price.

Curious why 7-9 aren't included in the bundle at all if the others are.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Michi on May 01, 2015, 04:53:07 AM
I must say, Blizzard must be low on ideas if they're making what's essentially going to be seen as a League of Legends clone.  And if they charge people to play it, I have a feeling it's going to get a lot of backlash considering LoL, which has been around for quite some time and gathered a large fanbase, is free to play.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on May 01, 2015, 05:02:18 AM
Considering that the entire genre started with the Defense of the Ancients mod for Warcraft 3, Blizzard's probably kicking themselves for not developing a game in the area much sooner. On the other hand, League of Legends has only become insanely lucrative in the last few years, so given the timing Blizzard may choose to go with the same freemium model, as they've already done with Hearthstone.

Also, most games are clones in some way, shape, or form...for years after Dune came out in 1992, RTS games were called Dune clones. :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: tatte on May 01, 2015, 02:58:59 PM
Got Mafia II, bringing the total to six games. Me gusta. Thank you Microsoft, thank you Sony! ^_^
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Reon on May 01, 2015, 07:32:23 PM

Pengu posted on May 01, 2015, 04:53:07 AM
I must say, Blizzard must be low on ideas if they're making what's essentially going to be seen as a League of Legends clone.  And if they charge people to play it, I have a feeling it's going to get a lot of backlash considering LoL, which has been around for quite some time and gathered a large fanbase, is free to play.
For reference, Heroes of the Storm is only similar in that they are both Mobas with four ability character schemes.
Right now they're doing a paid beta scheme which is questionable...
And the game overall is hugely unbalanced and unpleasant to play. Regardless of my league bias it is true that a lot of it comes off as infantile or weird despite more than a few cool character schemes and designs.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Drexyl Nox on May 09, 2015, 07:30:14 AM
Being infantile isn't always a bad thing. *points to profile pic*
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Emoticonius on May 14, 2015, 09:32:47 PM
I'm in the middle of downloading Dungeon Siege right now. It originally came out in 2002 and the gameplay reminds me of Diablo 2 or Fate. It looks pretty fun. I got it for free, but you can buy it on Steam for $6.99 or get the entire series for $19.99.

It has a few expansions. I got one, Legends of Arranna. It also supports up to 8 people so that could be fun. :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on May 15, 2015, 05:01:36 AM
There's a lot of new Humble Bundles lately:

The Paradox Interactive Bundle: Depending on how much you want to spend ($1-$15), this pretty much covers all their main series and some others to boot, with more games to be added later. I'm not personally sure if I'm going to get it since I already have most of the games on there, but if you'd like to get into series like Magicka, Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron, or Europa Universalis this is your chance to get started. I guess you can by the many DLCs later on. :P

The RPG Edition Book II Bundle: I'm honestly not familiar with all the games in the bundle, but to me the standout  is Fate. If you're looking to get into the exact same game, I'd recommend Torchlight over Fate...Torchlight/Torchlight II is a newer series from many of the same people behind Fate (plus some from Diablo II, the true classic in the genre), and you can often find them on sale these days. Geeze, I can't believe they're trying to sell a text-based RPG and a RPG-themed pinball game...have the 80s returned?

There's also a Spring Sale going on in the Humble Store, and they have some so-so deals. If you haven't picked up Civilization V, you can get it and all the DLC for $12.49, which is about as good as recent Steam sales. Otherwise, I haven't found the sale to be very impressive, but they're putting out new sales every day through Thursday if you want to check them out.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Michi on May 15, 2015, 05:52:34 AM
Fate was an interesting game to say the least.

Although Torchlight was monumentally better when it came out...probably because of the D2 people that helped with it.  I have yet to play Torchlight 2 since it's not a console game.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on May 15, 2015, 06:14:47 AM
It certainly was eccentric, lol...who would have thought of having a Diablo-like game with fishing? Still, Fate probably would have been a much more successful game if it'd had multiplayer ability. At the time that it was released, Diablo II was still the main game in the genre mostly due to its multiplayer.

Reon and I recently completed a run-through of Torchlight 2, and it's not bad. In terms of mechanics, it's more or less an expansion of Torchlight with entirely new classes. I would say out of the current generation of aRPGs, the area that it stands out is modability...it was made to be modded as extensively as anyone wanted. I personally find the graphics a bit cartoonish, though that could be because to me D2 is still 'the classic' that good aRPGs should follow.

Partially for those reasons, I think Path of Exile is probably the best aRPG of the current generation. It's an online game, but areas outside of towns are instanced so it's not quite a MMORPG, but the best thing about it to me is how you can customize your characters skills, stats, and abilities...you have skill gems that grant your character skills regardless of class, a skill map that all classes share (though different classes start in different areas), and the ability to find and get all sorts of different items. Plus it holds true to the D2 theme. The only downside is that it arguably caters to hardcore players, especially at the endgame.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Michi on May 15, 2015, 03:59:48 PM
I think the thing that killed it for me with the first game was that you were confined to one dungeon and a town.

Now, that was okay with Diablo because it was an older game and was still experimenting quite a bit to where a one-area dungeon type of game seemed like a good idea to them.

Fate, however, came when Diablo 2 was already out, so them copying the idea but changing it into a "cave" makes it seem like a complete Diablo clone with some added features, to where it seemed they were like "Oh, you liked the first Diablo?  Well here's our version, and it's much better."

And granted it did have some good ideas such as having the companion pet and, as you said, fishing.  But really?  :P

And that's probably why they opted for a more cartoonish look for D3 rather than the gritty-hardcore realistic type of looks that they were building up in 2.  Torchlight became pretty successful to where it was considered almost a spiritual successor to the series despite them being completely different games.  So I imagine the makers of Diablo saw and capitalized on the fact that people loved the graphics especially, and thus Diablo III was made in that style.

Personally, I didn't mind the graphics of D3 in the slightest, but I know some people were pretty disappointed in the fact that it was more cartoonish than realistic, which they considered a "downgrade" compared to 2.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on May 15, 2015, 04:04:11 PM
I haven't actually played D3, so I can't comment on it. I think Fate was a game that was put together as quick and as cheaply as possible...thus, the lack of multiplayer and the one dungeon setting. Torchlight carried this on, because it was meant as a 'practice' game for making a future Torchlight MMO, which became Torchlight 2 instead.

I will say that I consider Path of Exile the true spiritual successor to Diablo II. I'm trying to get Reon to play it with me, but he hasn't been in the mood for it yet. :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Reon on May 15, 2015, 11:10:28 PM
I also just don't like Path of Exile...
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Reon on May 15, 2015, 11:10:56 PM
I would rather play Diablo III which I have and like...
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Michi on May 15, 2015, 11:44:04 PM
See, I also like D3.  While, yes, it's quite a bit different compared to 2 and , I welcome the change.  You don't want to keep the same formula for too long since people will get bored, and with the way the style was changing with upcoming games, I think they made the correct change.  Did it have problems?  Well yes, but most big name games do these days, and Blizzard is no exception.  Could they have done more?  Sure, but for what it is, it works.  It answers quite a few questions that the first two games left, and goes back to even explain the plot in those two a bit better for both new players and returning players alike.  They make it so you can backtrack to the other games for nostalgia purposes, but not for clarification purposes.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on May 16, 2015, 01:51:17 AM
On the other hand, there's a reason that classic games become classic games, and many sequels have lost their way by trying to reinvent themselves unnecessarily (SimCity, anyone?). I think Path of Exile has struck a good balance of trying new things while remaining true to the things that people loved about D2, and the fact that the company is making money off it in spite of offering a free game that's funded only through 'ethical' micro-transactions (no XP-boosts, etc) says a lot about its success. 
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Michi on May 16, 2015, 02:49:56 AM
Wintermoot posted on May 16, 2015, 01:51:17 AM
On the other hand, there's a reason that classic games become classic games, and many sequels have lost their way by trying to reinvent themselves unnecessarily (SimCity, anyone?). I think Path of Exile has struck a good balance of trying new things while remaining true to the things that people loved about D2, and the fact that the company is making money off it in spite of offering a free game that's funded only through 'ethical' micro-transactions (no XP-boosts, etc) says a lot about its success.

Well that's partly true as well.  But banking on the success of a popular game by creating the exact same formula for its sequels is always a horrible idea, because it will always be even more critically compared to the other game as it would if they had played with the mechanics a bit.  People would comment about the graphics being a bit stale for this time period and that Blizzard needs to step up their game, they'd comment on the lack of originality since the game itself would play the same, and arguably everything that happened in D3 would translate poorly if it was done in D2 style.

I think what makes PoE successful is because it took what made D2 good, and made it into an MMO...something many people wanted with D2 once it came out.  Even with D3, the multiplayer is slightly limited in the sense that you don't proceed throughout the game as you did with D2 multiplayer.  If I'm correct (since I've never actually done it), you can only do a chapter at a time, rather than going through the progression.  But I'm only speaking of online multiplayer...it might play far differently in local.

Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on May 16, 2015, 04:08:29 AM
Pengu posted on May 16, 2015, 02:49:56 AM
Well that's partly true as well.  But banking on the success of a popular game by creating the exact same formula for its sequels is always a horrible idea, because it will always be even more critically compared to the other game as it would if they had played with the mechanics a bit.  People would comment about the graphics being a bit stale for this time period and that Blizzard needs to step up their game, they'd comment on the lack of originality since the game itself would play the same, and arguably everything that happened in D3 would translate poorly if it was done in D2 style.

I think what makes PoE successful is because it took what made D2 good, and made it into an MMO...something many people wanted with D2 once it came out.  Even with D3, the multiplayer is slightly limited in the sense that you don't proceed throughout the game as you did with D2 multiplayer.  If I'm correct (since I've never actually done it), you can only do a chapter at a time, rather than going through the progression.  But I'm only speaking of online multiplayer...it might play far differently in local.
Just to clarify, PoE is not a MMO...it's an online game with the towns serving as 'lobbies' of a sort, but once you leave town the entire Act is instanced to you and your party, much like D2/D3. In some ways it's even better than a MMO because you have the community and activity in town to do things like item-trading and economy stuff, but you still get the intimate experience of just having you and your party out in the world. You're not competing with others for kills or grinding areas. I think the choice to do it like that was very innovative, but there could be more improvements made...building up guilds, for example.

Actually I hope to eventually find at least one person to play PoE with...I love the aRPGs, but they're the sort of game that's so much better having at least one companion to play with. I probably would have never finished Torchlight II on my own without Reon. :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Michi on May 16, 2015, 06:33:07 AM
Ohhh, okay, gotcha.  I heard from some that it's an MMO, and that it's not, so I was a bit confused and thought it purely was.

If I had a better computer that would play it, I'd happy play PoE with you.  I really need a better system.  <.<
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on May 16, 2015, 06:41:05 AM
Yes, you do. :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Drexyl Nox on May 17, 2015, 12:22:17 AM
Reon posted on May 15, 2015, 11:10:56 PM
I would rather play Diablo III which I have and like...
I read that Dildo III, which sounds fun
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on May 27, 2015, 09:10:39 PM
PCGamer and Bundle Stars are giving away Steam keys for Culling of the Cows, which is apparently a tower-defense sort of game. The directions for getting it are here (http://www.pcgamer.com/we-have-65m-worth-of-steam-keys-to-give-away/), but it's mostly filling out your email and liking PCGamer and Bundle Stars on Facebook.

I don't know if it's a good game or not, but it's free, so...yeah.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on June 10, 2015, 12:59:12 PM
http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Battle-Chest-PC-Mac/dp/B00PV2S6EE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433919385&sr=8-1&keywords=starcraft+2+battle+chest

Amazon is having a sale on the Starcraft II Battle Chest...$19.99 for both Starcraft II titles, and a strategy guide that is included. Probably not cheap as defined for this topic, but sales on Blizzard games seem to be rare so I thought I'd include it. Note that this is a boxed version, meaning it has to be shipped to your home and then you install it from physical media like you had to in the old days.

Game sales abound just about everywhere though, as everyone tries to wrap up their own game sales before Steam launches theirs. :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: the_sclerian on June 10, 2015, 01:35:14 PM
Don't know if this has been mentioned before in this thread, but gog.com (http://gog.com) is having their Summer Sale...just saw The Witcher for $1.49, and there are tons of other games on sale.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on June 10, 2015, 01:39:47 PM
Yes, I just bought some games last night!

Pharaoh + Ceasar III (plus the rest of the city-building collection) to replace old CD versions, Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura to replace an old pirated version, and Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption because I've wanted to try the game for a long time. I mostly use gog for games that aren't on Steam, so this was a perfect match.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: the_sclerian on June 10, 2015, 05:36:59 PM
Oh man I remember Arcanum, great game.  I'm tempted to pick up Freespace 1 & 2...but I don't have a joystick any more and space flight sims just aren't the same without one :)

I see Crusader Kings is on sale, anyone here played that?  I keep hearing good stories (intrigue, murder, incest...you know, standard Medieval politics)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on June 11, 2015, 05:04:20 PM
It's here! It's here! :D

(https://wintreath.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FK4Zo5wj.gif&hash=01576777a67a02dc294b827e21bce78c)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wuufu on June 11, 2015, 06:15:33 PM
I can't stop watching that gif! :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on June 11, 2015, 06:22:01 PM
That's pretty much how it happens. :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: tatte on June 12, 2015, 08:21:42 PM
Spintires (https://www.indiegala.com/store/product/spintires/263280) for only €6.21. It's great fun with friends (has multiplayer up to four players the last time I checked), and that's the best deal I have seen so far.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on October 25, 2015, 03:26:16 AM
I'd been on the fence for awhile, but I took the plunge and subscribed to the Humble Monthly Bundle. In a digital incarnation of services like LootCrate, the Humble Monthly Bundle promises to send you a new bundle of PC games each month, but you won't know what the games are until they're sent out. So far, as far as I know reaction has been negative, due to the relatively high price and the fact that only 5% is going to charity, but I'm thinking of it a different way.

They're promising in part to include games that have never been in a bundle before...between the higher price and the far lower amount going to charity, that leaves them with more money to pay the game publishers, which I'm betting they will be able to parlay into bundles with better games, and for the price that's what I'm expecting. If there's at least one or two moderately big titles per bundle, or several popular indie or early access games, I'll be happy. If nothing else, those who subscribe for the first month are getting The Legend of Grimrock II right away, which is currently listed at $24 on Steam, so you're at least getting something!
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Hasee500 on November 11, 2015, 01:55:41 AM
The first Humble Monthly Bundle came out a couple days ago, and it was superb. Absolutely worth every dollar, you got:
Legend of Grimrock II: A game that harkens back to ye olde days of first person real time grid based dungeon crawlers, absolutely fantastic.
Saints Row IV: There's a dildo bat.
Towerfall Ascension: Think platforming arcade game with limited ammunition and fantastic physics. You have Towerfall.
Lethal League: Smash Bros meets baseball meets eargasmic music.
Valkyria Chronicles: A turn based tactics RPG with perma-death and a neat artstyle!
Besieged: You make siege engines and kill people and blow up shit with it. Or, do what I do and try to break the game's physics engine.
Sanctuary RPG: An ASCII turn based RPG that *gasp* has enough complexity in it that it doesn't feel like a boring grind fest! Also, it's rather funny.

Seriously, Grimrock was worth the price of admission, and Lethal League should not be missed. Unfortunately, the bundle's over, but fortunately you can sign up for the next one! If it's even a tenth of the quality of this one, it will be absolutely worth it.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Rasdanation on December 08, 2015, 12:50:35 AM
Town of Salem, a game like mafia but with a lot more roles. It is 5$ on steam and free for web browser. Just thought I'd point that one out. It also has great music :)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: tatte on February 24, 2016, 08:56:39 PM
Indiegala (https://www.indiegala.com/attraction) has particularly interesting bundle now, 17 old games for as low as $3! Special price only for the first 24 hours! (Do you think they might hire me as a salesperson?)

But seriously, that bundle has gems like Death Rally, Wacky Wheels, Raptor: Call of the Shadows and Crystal Caves.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Drexyl Nox on February 27, 2016, 09:10:16 PM
The Specialist Archtype, which is a swords and dual pistols class, is free on Champions online For a week
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Chanku on March 01, 2016, 06:24:13 PM
hatfall (http://m.addictinggames.com/content-items/html5-games/hatfall/index.html?src=escapist_landing_page) (Also available on the Apple App Store, Steam, and Google Play)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Yvette on March 01, 2016, 09:28:00 PM
Not a specific suggestion, but just remember that there is an entire section on Steam devoted to "Free-To-Play", where I'm sure you can find something to your tastes :)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: DekuNut on March 10, 2016, 09:15:29 AM
If you have a device capable of it, the Amazon App Store gives away a paid app for free every day. Sometimes it's something stupid, while other times it's really good (didn't pay a cent for the first 2 FNaF games on mobile).
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on March 10, 2016, 06:49:31 PM
DekuNut posted on March 10, 2016, 09:15:29 AM
If you have a device capable of it, the Amazon App Store gives away a paid app for free every day. Sometimes it's something stupid, while other times it's really good (didn't pay a cent for the first 2 FNaF games on mobile).
And Apple's App Store gives away a free app every week, for those on iOS.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: tatte on March 31, 2016, 04:40:56 PM
The Guild Wars 2 is a F2P? Since when? (And why wasn't I told?)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Joshua Bluteisen on April 01, 2016, 08:32:19 PM
tatte posted on March 31, 2016, 04:40:56 PM
The Guild Wars 2 is a F2P? Since when? (And why wasn't I told?)

It's not truly F2P. You still have to buy the game; just has no monthly fee.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: tatte on April 01, 2016, 08:55:28 PM
Joshua Bluteisen posted on April 01, 2016, 08:32:19 PM
tatte posted on March 31, 2016, 04:40:56 PM
The Guild Wars 2 is a F2P? Since when? (And why wasn't I told?)

It's not truly F2P. You still have to buy the game; just has no monthly fee.
Doesn't require the purchase anymore.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on April 05, 2016, 06:31:03 AM
If I remember correctly, the initial game is now free, but you still have to buy the expansion if you want access to its content. When it first went free to play, Reon and I tried it...I found it boring, but in fairness he seemed to love it.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: tatte on June 16, 2016, 06:47:34 PM
GOG.com already had this bundle on sale a couple of weeks ago, but now it's back! And this time I just grabbed it, last time I tried to do the adult thing and save my money, but I just ended up regretting it.

https://www.gog.com/promo/20160615_summer_bundle_star_trek (https://www.gog.com/promo/20160615_summer_bundle_star_trek)

For $4.76 the bundle includes:

They can also be purchased separately for $1.19 each (last time this wasn't possible). (*)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on June 16, 2016, 06:50:52 PM
What a coincidence! I was just thinking about Judgement Rites last night...I think it's one of the best Star Trek games to have ever came out. Also just recently watched a let's play of Starfleet Academy, which also presents some interesting scenarios to work your way through. :D
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: tatte on June 16, 2016, 07:12:40 PM
Judgment Rites is 1.3GB, that was unexpected. ??? But oh well, I guess there must be a reason for that, and I bet it's good. :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on June 16, 2016, 07:13:42 PM
If I remember, Judgement Rites has voice-acting from all the main characters and a few video clips, so that could be taking up a lot of that space.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: tatte on June 16, 2016, 07:16:11 PM
Star Trek: The 25th Anniversary Edition seems to have proper voice acting as well, and it's only around 500MB. ::)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on June 16, 2016, 07:18:41 PM
I dunno...I never did much with the 25th Anniversary Edition...I thought those missions kinda sucked. :P
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on May 11, 2017, 07:14:36 PM
Humble Bundle is currently handing out Steam keys for Dungeons 2 for free! (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/dungeons-2)

Dungeons 2 currently costs $29.99 on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/262280/Dungeons_2/) and has a "mostly positive" overall score of 74% from 1,261 reviews.

Keys are available until 1pm EDT on Saturday, May 13, and must be redeemed on Steam before 1pm EDT on Saturday, May 27.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on May 12, 2017, 02:38:50 AM
Thanks for posting about it...I got my copy. :D
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Red Mones on May 12, 2017, 04:43:41 PM
Same.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on June 23, 2017, 12:41:25 AM
The Steam Summer Sale has officially started and lasts until July 5!
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on June 23, 2017, 12:51:20 AM
I'm actually curious if anyone really looks forward to Steam Sales anymore? They seem to have gone downhill since they removed flash sales. I don't think I even bought anything from the last few sales. =/
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on June 23, 2017, 12:53:13 AM
Haha, yeah I get excited for them even though I rarely buy anything directly from Steam.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on June 23, 2017, 12:57:32 AM
I mean, I used to love the Steam sales...looked forward to them, would refresh every few hours for the flash sales, would vote on the games they should offer for sale. I liked how dynamic and interactive the sales were, but now you have none of that and the sales aren't even that great. When they changed it up, Steam said it was about making the sale more accessible to everyone so they wouldn't have to keep checking for new sales, but it feels like it was a nod to publishers who think the time for cheap games is over and they should be doing away with deep sales and charging more.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Barnes on June 23, 2017, 01:08:33 AM
I'm super glad the Steam sale started, because I've been waiting to buy Europa Universalis IV at a discounted rate for months now :D

Thanks for the news, @Gerrick :)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: DekuNut on July 03, 2017, 05:28:06 AM
I spent like $30 on the summer sale this year, but that was mostly to round out my Sega Genesis collection. For me, that's a lot to spend on a sale, but... well, I don't spend a ton of money anyways.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on July 03, 2017, 04:43:31 PM
I actually ended up spending $10 this year:
Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics - $5
Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2 - $3
Portal 2 - $2

I was tempted to buy a few Total War games, but that's just too much money with all the DLCs right now.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Aethelia on August 10, 2017, 03:18:15 PM
Wintermoot posted on June 23, 2017, 12:51:20 AM
I'm actually curious if anyone really looks forward to Steam Sales anymore? They seem to have gone downhill since they removed flash sales. I don't think I even bought anything from the last few sales. =/

I do, just not as much as before. Still better than every alternative.
Obviously better to use Steam during a sale than not during a sale.
Nobody is doing what they do. Or at least nobody who matters, Origin being the Bing/Windows Vista/New Coke/Tinkle of PC gaming.
Beats getting $60 New/$55 Used games at Gamestop or another game store... where depending on who you are, they'll "helpfully" ask if you're buying a game for your boyfriend/son/brother even if you remember the NES days......
You could try garage sales or other random people who might sell used games, might get a good deal there. If you're very lucky.

I think they realized that they didn't need to make their sales that good because they don't have any real competition to beat and seem to be well known now. I know my best chance of not paying full price for Civilization 6 is to wait for the next Summer Sale and determine if that's good enough, or if I should wait until the next Steam Summer Sale, there's no hope of getting the full game + all inevitable DLC for 20% the price anywhere else.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on September 14, 2017, 09:05:37 PM
Psychonauts is currently free on Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/psychonauts) for the next 2 days!
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on October 20, 2017, 02:52:23 AM
Civilization III: Complete is currently free on Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/sid-meiers-civilization-iii-complete) for the next 38 hours!
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Aethelia on October 20, 2017, 12:43:57 PM
Timing can't be a coincidence... just got a 50% off Civilization 6 Deluxe Edition coupon yesterday, must be distributing those now.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Red Mones on October 20, 2017, 05:26:37 PM
I bought Civ 3 awhile ago as part of the Civ anthology pack, still haven't played it.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on October 20, 2017, 06:02:33 PM
Civ III is the only official Civ game that I've ever played.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Imaginative Kane on December 09, 2017, 06:26:02 AM
Wintermoot posted on May 01, 2015, 05:02:18 AM
Also, most games are clones in some way, shape, or form...for years after Dune came out in 1992, RTS games were called Dune clones. :P
Then beginning in 1995, Command & Conquer and its sequels revolutionized the whole RTS genre.  Does that mean that all of the games that followed are C&C clones.  :D

Quote
Command and Conquer Generals <3 You should all get the bundle! ALL OF YOU! GO GET IT! NOW!
Good idea oh wait I already have it but it stopped working. :(
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on December 09, 2017, 07:36:11 AM
https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/4/16735252/assassins-creed-iv-black-flag-world-in-conflict-free-download-uplay-ubisoft

I'm not really a gamer but I thought it courteous to pass this on after seeing it on reddit.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on April 05, 2018, 08:50:07 PM
As Crush said on the Discord, CKII is currently free. :)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Crushita on April 05, 2018, 08:52:22 PM
You post sniped me :P

The link is here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/203770/Crusader_Kings_II/
I LOVE this game and I highly recommend everyone picking it up since its freeeee!
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on April 05, 2018, 08:56:02 PM
This may very well be what pushes me to finally get Steam. :D
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on December 25, 2018, 06:14:14 PM
Subnautica has been free on the Epic Games launcher for the past two weeks and will be until the 27th apparently.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Red Mones on December 26, 2018, 06:20:32 AM
Can we pin this thread?
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on December 26, 2018, 07:29:58 AM
Wasn't this thread pinned in the past?
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on December 26, 2018, 05:41:42 PM
Pinned. :D
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Red Mones on December 28, 2018, 02:05:31 AM
*Red Mones posted on December 24, 2018, 07:37:23 AM
The Sims 4 base game is on sale for $4.99 ($6.24 for digital deluxe) if anyone wants to pick it up.
Still on sale.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on December 28, 2018, 06:23:44 PM
Ok so apparently Epic Games launcher is having a free game every two weeks. So now it's Super Meat Boy that's free for the next two weeks.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Hydra on December 28, 2018, 07:02:57 PM
You can get SOMA for free on GOG (https://www.gog.com/game/soma)!
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wuufu on January 10, 2019, 10:14:34 PM
Free on Humble Bundle while stocks last: A Story About My Uncle (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/a-story-about-my-uncle)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wuufu on January 15, 2019, 10:09:23 PM
Just over two days to get the Elite Dangerous Commander Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/elite-dangerous-commander-deluxe-edition) for less than £10/$13 from Humble Bundle. That's the core game, the commanders pack and Horizons season pass. If that interests you...
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on March 14, 2019, 10:38:58 PM
Humble Bundle is offering GRID 2 (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/grid2-spa-bathurst) for free for the next couple days.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on March 22, 2019, 02:40:21 AM
Humble Bundle is now offering Tacoma for free (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/tacoma) for the next couple days.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on March 22, 2019, 01:48:40 PM
Gerrick posted on March 22, 2019, 02:40:21 AM
Humble Bundle is now offering Tacoma for free (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/tacoma) for the next couple days.
Tacoma is a great game, especially if you're into visual novels or sci-fi. One of the great things about it is that you interact with objects to get pieces of the story while still not being involved in it, which makes the game feel especially immersive. Definitely recommend trying this one out while it's free!
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on March 22, 2019, 06:40:39 PM
Interesting, they're offering Tacoma DRM-free instead of the usual Steam key that expires in a week.

Also, the game was mentioned in Pengu's walking simulators review (only noticed since I was putting it into the Orendi yesterday lol).

Speaking of Pengu's review, The Witness, which he also discussed, will be free on the Epic Games Store from April 4 onward. Oxenfree is currently the free game they're offering.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on March 26, 2019, 05:44:10 AM
TES III: Morrowind is free through March 31 on Bethesda.net in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Elder Scrolls series. Was originally only today (or yesterday, depending on time zone), but they extended it since demand was high, enough to take their login and code redemption systems down for many hours.

https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/tes25

(Thank you to @Nox to alerting us of this promotion on the Discord)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on March 27, 2019, 09:07:33 PM
taulover posted on March 26, 2019, 05:44:10 AM
TES III: Morrowind is free through March 31 on Bethesda.net in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Elder Scrolls series. Was originally only today (or yesterday, depending on time zone), but they extended it since demand was high, enough to take their login and code redemption systems down for many hours.

https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/tes25

(Thank you to @Nox to alerting us of this promotion on the Discord)
I bought this game years ago on Steam, and it's UI is clunky and frustrating as hell...you can tell there that it's an aged game. But it's also an absolutely beautiful game to travel through. Games today try to make the world as realistic as possible, but there's something about the older graphics that's charming...like you're walking through a fantasy novel. Definitely recommend, at least to try out and to have. :)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on April 17, 2019, 03:50:27 PM
Assassin's Creed: Unity is free for a week on Uplay in support of Notre Dame Cathedral.

https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/348227/Supporting-Notre-Dame-de-Paris
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on April 23, 2019, 02:06:29 AM
Apparently I can gift to a friend a free month of Humble Bundle Monthly (https://www.humblebundle.com/monthly), a bundle of 8-10 games (usually for Steam) worth $100+. This month's bundle includes Assassin's Creed Origins (for Uplay, not Steam). Let me know if you're interested and I'll send you the link -- first come, first served.

*Free trial offer only available to new subscribers. Limit free one month issued per link. This free trial offer expires on May 3, 2019 at 10:00amPT. Your friend must subscribe to Humble Monthly in order to receive their free month. Once the free month ends, your friend will be billed for subsequent months on a Monthly plan for $12/month.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on April 27, 2019, 05:53:15 AM
Gone Home is free on Humble Trove for a week as a DRM-free direct download.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on May 09, 2019, 09:43:55 PM
Age of Wonders III is currently free on Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/age-of-wonders-iii?).
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Mathyland on June 10, 2019, 03:44:01 AM
Last I was here, there weren't very many Xbox gamers, but I'll put this here just in case. Today, Xbox announced the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. It's a subscription that basically bundles Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass into one. It includes Xbox Live, Game Pass, and Game Pass for PC (games you can play on Windows 10).

Right now, there is a deal for the first month of Ultimate Game Pass for $1, and right now it upgrades your current xbox live and game pass subscriptions to ultimate up to 36 months. So any current xbox live or game pass months left get upgraded to ultimate game pass, which is both in one. I'm guessing that this deal will only be available for the week of E3.

Let this sink in for a moment: this means that you can buy up to 36 months of Xbox Live, then for only $1 upgrade it to both xbox live and xbox game pass. That can save up to $360 of xbox game pass. For just $1. (And yes, I've tested this and it 100% works)

This is best for anyone who knows they're still going to use Xbox Live for the next 3 years. Even if you weren't planning on getting game pass, it's literally $1 for 3 years of game pass. Act on this quickly cause it'll probably last for only this week or less.

Note: it adds the months you have left from both xbox live and game pass. To quote Xbox, "if you have 3 months of Xbox Live Gold and 3 months of Xbox Game Pass already on your account when you purchase your first month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you will have a total of 7 months of Ultimate on your account before you need to renew your membership."

If any of this is unclear or you have questions, let me know. If you need evidence that I'm telling the truth, it's explained in the FAQ section at the bottom of this link (https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass) (click show more).


TL;DR $360 of xbox game pass for $1. See above for details.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on June 10, 2019, 05:39:26 AM
Mathyland posted on June 10, 2019, 03:44:01 AM
Last I was here, there weren't very many Xbox gamers, but I'll put this here just in case. Today, Xbox announced the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. It's a subscription that basically bundles Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass into one. It includes Xbox Live, Game Pass, and Game Pass for PC (games you can play on Windows 10).

Right now, there is a deal for the first month of Ultimate Game Pass for $1, and right now it upgrades your current xbox live and game pass subscriptions to ultimate up to 36 months. So any current xbox live or game pass months left get upgraded to ultimate game pass, which is both in one. I'm guessing that this deal will only be available for the week of E3.

Let this sink in for a moment: this means that you can buy up to 36 months of Xbox Live, then for only $1 upgrade it to both xbox live and xbox game pass. That can save up to $360 of xbox game pass. For just $1. (And yes, I've tested this and it 100% works)

This is best for anyone who knows they're still going to use Xbox Live for the next 3 years. Even if you weren't planning on getting game pass, it's literally $1 for 3 years of game pass. Act on this quickly cause it'll probably last for only this week or less.

Note: it adds the months you have left from both xbox live and game pass. To quote Xbox, "if you have 3 months of Xbox Live Gold and 3 months of Xbox Game Pass already on your account when you purchase your first month of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you will have a total of 7 months of Ultimate on your account before you need to renew your membership."

If any of this is unclear or you have questions, let me know. If you need evidence that I'm telling the truth, it's explained in the FAQ section at the bottom of this link (https://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-game-pass) (click show more).


TL;DR $360 of xbox game pass for $1. See above for details.
here's the full list of PC games according to reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/byisci/xbox_game_pass_for_pc_games_showing_on_microsoft/eqi8ukx/)

Copied PC list
Halo MCC;
We Happy Few;
Forza Horizon 4;
Sea of Thieves;
Moonlighter;
Gears of War 4;
Operencia: The Stolen Sun;
Rise of Nations;
State of Decay 2;
Rush: A Disney Adventure;
Astroneer;
Sunset Overdrive;
Gear of War: Ultimate Edition;
ReCore;
Ori and the Blind Forest;
Halo Spartan Assault;
Halo Spartan Strike;
Samorost 3;
SteamWorld Dig 2;
Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate;
Rise of the Tomb Raider;
Mutant Year Zero;
Superhot;
Crackdown 3;
Tacoma;
Bridge Constructor Portal;
Ark Survival Evolved;
Hello Neighbor;
Halo Wars 2;
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice;
Disneyland Adventures;
Everspace;
Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite;
Wargroove;
Thimbleweed Park;
Battle Chasers: Nightwar;
Tyranny ;
Shenmue I & II;
Broforce;
The Flame in the Flood;
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada;
Into the Breach;
Football Manager 2019;
Opus Magnum;
Metro Exodus;
FEZ;
Wolfenstein II;
The Stillness of the Wind;
Void Bastards;
Brother: A tale of Two Sons;
Hollow Knight;
Bomber Crew;
Hotline Miami;
Supermaker Shiek;
Riverbond;
Battle Chef Brigade;
Smoke and Sacrifice;
CrossCode;
Valkyria Chronicles;
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You;
Wandersong;
The Surge;
The Banner Saga 2;
The Messenger;
Sinner;
Hatoful Boyfriend;
Wizard of Legend;
Slay the Spire;
West of Loathing;
Pony Island;
Mud Runner;
The Banner Saga;
Clustertruck;
Vampyr.

EDIT: I think Mathy may not have made this clear enough, the $1 deal is not just for Xbox, also PC (Windows 10)

EDIT 2: Though without the upgrade trick that Mathy mentioned it's not really as much value, so it's really only the 1-month promotion unless you're already/planning to be in the Xbox/Microsoft's PC ecosystem
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on November 22, 2019, 05:08:59 AM
Humble Bundle is giving away free Steam keys for Serial Cleaner (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/serial-cleaner-free-game) for the next two and half days.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Gerrick on January 22, 2020, 12:15:31 AM
For the next two weeks, Humble Bundle is offering a Europa Universalis IV bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/games/europa-universalis-iv) starting at $1 for the base game plus a few DLCs up to $17 for all DLCs.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on March 23, 2020, 03:29:51 AM
Stanley Parable and Watch Dogs are currently free on Epic Games Store.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Michi on March 23, 2020, 09:27:08 AM
taulover posted on March 23, 2020, 03:29:51 AM
Stanley Parable and Watch Dogs are currently free on Epic Games Store.

I've been wanting to play Stanley Parable for ages, and this is the perfect opportunity now.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on April 16, 2020, 08:51:55 PM
Manual Samuel is free on Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/manualsamuel-free-game) for 2 days.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on June 10, 2021, 08:38:55 PM
Control is free on Epic this week.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on June 11, 2021, 07:42:54 PM
Surviving Mars is free on Humble Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/store/surviving-mars-deluxe-edition-free-game) for the next few days.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on June 13, 2021, 09:26:32 PM
Titan Souls is free on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/297130/Titan_Souls/).
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on June 14, 2021, 05:00:46 PM
Hellpoint is free on GOG (https://www.gog.com/news/summer_sale_giveaway_hellpoint).
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on June 25, 2021, 02:44:09 PM
The Shadowrun Trilogy is free on GOG.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Red Mones on August 12, 2021, 10:29:30 PM
taulover posted on June 10, 2021, 08:38:55 PM
Control is free on Epic this week.
Damn, wish I didn't miss this.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on September 30, 2021, 04:53:13 PM
Europa Universalis IV is free on Epic this week.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on November 08, 2021, 07:00:53 PM
Outcast is free on GOG (https://www.gog.com/game/outcast).
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on February 14, 2022, 04:59:53 PM
Dear Esther is free on steam until Feb 16
https://store.steampowered.com/app/520720/Dear_Esther_Landmark_Edition/

@Wintermoot
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on February 23, 2022, 08:21:07 PM
Sid Meier Collection (including Civ 3-6 + DLC + Beyond Earth + some classic games) for $15
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/sid-meiers-ultimate-collection

@Wintermoot
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on February 23, 2022, 08:31:18 PM
@taulover: Thanks for letting me know. :)

I generally only announce free offers, but I did make a mention of it in the Discord #gaming channel
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Marzipan on March 04, 2022, 09:55:49 AM
Centipede: Recharged and Black Widow: Recharged are both free on Epic Games until 3/10

https://www.epicgames.com/store/p/centipede-recharged
https://www.epicgames.com/store/p/black-widow-recharged
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on March 05, 2022, 12:27:22 AM
Marzipan posted on March 04, 2022, 09:55:49 AM
Centipede: Recharged and Black Widow: Recharged are both free on Epic Games until 3/10

https://www.epicgames.com/store/p/centipede-recharged
https://www.epicgames.com/store/p/black-widow-recharged
Thanks for letting us know! I've announced it on the Discord. :)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Marzipan on March 08, 2022, 04:32:24 PM
Itch.io is doing a bundle for Ukraine- 991 games for a donation of at least $10. Offer ends in 9 days.

https://itch.io/b/1316/bundle-for-ukraine
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Marzipan on March 09, 2022, 12:46:09 AM
Itch.io is also doing a TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Texas! $5 for 493 items. Offer ends in 26 days.

https://itch.io/b/1308/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-in-texas
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on March 09, 2022, 08:26:20 PM
Another free game on Itch:

https://berji.itch.io/phylactory
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on March 10, 2022, 06:05:43 PM
Cities Skylines is free on Epic @Wintermoot
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on March 14, 2022, 11:42:38 PM
@taulover: Announced! Sorry for the delay, this is the first opportunity I've had to do things on the forums outside of Mage Wars and Werewolf for a few days.
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: taulover on March 31, 2022, 07:17:51 PM
Total War Warhammer and City of Brass are free on Epic @Wintermoot
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Marzipan on April 01, 2022, 07:56:48 PM
Knightfall: A Daring Journey is free on Steam until 4/2 @Wintermoot
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Wintermoot on April 02, 2022, 04:38:31 PM
Sorry for the delay, but posted. :)
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Marzipan on April 03, 2022, 10:53:55 AM
Just a heads up- I’ll be taking over these announcements for the time being, so feel free to ping me if you find something good :D
Title: The Free and Cheap Games Thread
Post by: Marzipan on April 07, 2022, 07:16:23 PM
Black Desert (https://store.steampowered.com/app/582660/Black_Desert/) is free until 4/13.
Rogue Legacy (https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/rogue-legacy) is free until 4/14.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter) is free until 4/14.