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sheet wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2026, 13:07

Hopefully it just makes the dev smile that people are claiming it.

Then they see 0 people actually playing and neck it.

rusty_shackleford wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2026, 13:10

Rienen wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2026, 13:04

Algol wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2026, 00:20

Almost nothing good gets released on Steam for free. This thread is educating me on that.

Sorry to get philosophical on you, but our most important currency is time (which I'm almost certain you know). So, while these games might be free, money-wise, they're costing us time. I'll still claim most of these free offerings, but the truth is, the vast majority are slop I'll never think of again, let alone install and play with any significance.

If time is the most important currency then why do people trade it for money?

Starving to death cuts short your lifetime. Comfort is also a factor that needs to be "met", hence why I collect a bunch of things I like.

But get enough money and the relationship goes in reverse. You'll gladly pay for convenience and efficiency when you realize everyone wants access or to waste your time.

You can have enough money to be content, but you'll always want more time.

Rienen wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2026, 13:04

Algol wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2026, 00:20

Almost nothing good gets released on Steam for free. This thread is educating me on that.

Sorry to get philosophical on you, but our most important currency is time (which I'm almost certain you know). So, while these games might be free, money-wise, they're costing us time. I'll still claim most of these free offerings, but the truth is, the vast majority are slop I'll never think of again, let alone install and play with any significance.

Great, but you're making an argument in favor of not touching any of the aforementioned shovelware. I might lose a tenth of a second when I search my library for a real game and get hit with shovelware results. Now the game isn't as free, huh?

pfff, who doesn't want more games in his steamo library

Eyestabber wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2026, 14:24

Rienen wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2026, 13:04

Algol wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2026, 00:20

Almost nothing good gets released on Steam for free. This thread is educating me on that.

Sorry to get philosophical on you, but our most important currency is time (which I'm almost certain you know). So, while these games might be free, money-wise, they're costing us time. I'll still claim most of these free offerings, but the truth is, the vast majority are slop I'll never think of again, let alone install and play with any significance.

Great, but you're making an argument in favor of not touching any of the aforementioned shovelware. I might lose a tenth of a second when I search my library for a real game and get hit with shovelware results. Now the game isn't as free, huh?

It's like Brave's tracker that tells you how much time you saved not looking at ads. I've saved two whole days so far!

Eyestabber wrote: ↑ April 16th, 2026, 14:24

the aforementioned shovelware.

I hope you like it because there's more where that came from.

Stickman Killing Zombie free to keep when you get it before April 19th:



Uncanny Tales: Cold Road free to keep when you get it before April 20th:



Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager free to keep when you get it before April 23th:

Sentience: The Android's Tale

free to keep when you get it before April 23rd:

8AM

free to keep when you get it before April 27th:



Nocturnal free to keep when you get it before April 26th:



SurrounDead Poly Construction free to keep when you get it before April 25th:



Aeonic free to keep when you get it before April 29th:



The Whispering Valley free to keep (on Good Old Games/GOG) when you get it before April 28th:

https://www.gog.com/game/the_whispering_valley

Nocturnal looks like a fun little game, has good reviews

GOG is running a sale on the Saga series:
Romancing SaGa 2
Romancing SaGa 3
SaGa Frontier Remastered
SaGa SCARLET GRACE: AMBITIONS
There are a few posts on Steam mentioning people having trouble getting their gamepads to work with these games. If gamepad support is an of interest, GOG has mentioned in there "GOG Preservation Program" changelog that they've patched it to fix the controller support, so that version may be easier to setup if you don't want to mess around with it yourself.

Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker

free to keep when you get it before May 7th:

A few free old games have become available on GOG:

Robbo
Tile based puzzle game. Adventures of Robbo
Another tile based puzzle game. Heartlight
A boulder pushing, heart collecting, puzzle game. Electro Man (Previously released as Electro Body)
A maze based run and gun. More of a puzzle game, but that doesn't mean you won't need fast reflexes. Citadel Remonstered
This one's a remake of an old Amiga first person shooter. MaSzyna and two DLC for it: (Legacy content pack & LK197 Strzebiń - Woźniki Śląskie)
It is a 3D train driving simulation.

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Of the set I've played, Heartlight and a version of Electro Man called Electro Body back when they were shareware, both weren't bad.
The goal is to navigate your robocop looking character through a maze and grab key cards while balancing acquired energy to keep your weapon operating.

Although the maze design wasn't bad back when I played it, I do remember it lacking obstacle variety. Still, there is a decent amount of challange to be had from this one. All the enemies and traps kill in one hit, but fortunately you've got infinite lives and will respawn at the last checkpoint you've activated.

Oddly there is no ingame background music during each level. Instead the original full version came with a cassette that was intended to be played while running the game. Sadly I don't think that soundtrack has been included in this release.

As for Heartlight, from what I recall the puzzles were thought out well enough.

It's one of those Boulder Dash style games where boulders will fall vertically if there is space beneath them, and you can dig out any dirt tile by moving your character onto it to provide space for an object to fall. The goal is to snag all the hearts without accidently destroying them with a boulder or bomb.

Giving keys/gift links for:

Crysis 3 Remastered went to Mordred (ofcourse the german wants the german game...)
Nordhold
Rogue Waters went to The_Mask
Cubic Odyssey goes to Pizza
Mini Settlers

crysis 3 taet ich mir mal angucken

Finarfin wrote: ↑ May 5th, 2026, 18:12

Rogue Waters

Interested.

LivingBattle

free to keep when you get it before May 12th:

Just Move Fall Dungeon Endless Abyss

free to keep when you get it before May 13th:

DecadeRiptide wrote: ↑ May 11th, 2026, 00:34

https://www.gog.com/en/game/leisure_sui ... _dry_twice

Jewish pervert game series.

Algol wrote: ↑ May 11th, 2026, 07:11

DecadeRiptide wrote: ↑ May 11th, 2026, 00:34

https://www.gog.com/en/game/leisure_sui ... _dry_twice

Jewish pervert game series.

FWIW, From the page:

With the support of Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union

Terrors to Unveil - Day Off

free to keep when you get it before May 19th:

But Al Lowe is not jewish.

Dino running from a FURRY: GAMESFORFARM

free to keep when you get it before May 30th:.

but why

some things you dont even want for free

Pizza wrote: ↑ May 16th, 2026, 01:41

Dino running from a FURRY: GAMESFORFARM free to keep when you get it before May 30th:.

Why do you even post this ****

Pizza wrote: ↑ May 16th, 2026, 01:41

Dino running from a FURRY: GAMESFORFARM free to keep when you get it before May 30th:.

This asset flip is a meme game or a student game from "game developer" courses. Judging by the publisher and it's games, probably second.

Or perhaps it’s a "russian" publisher, part of a larger company, that’s milking budgets and pretending to be actively developing a large number of games.

Pizza wrote: ↑ May 16th, 2026, 01:41

Dino running from a FURRY: GAMESFORFARM free to keep when you get it before May 30th:.

Piece Of Voxel wrote:

Most importantly — do not let yourself get caught… it is better not to know what happens next.

I'll take the developer's word for it, best not to know...

Faceless_Sentinel wrote: ↑ May 16th, 2026, 10:27

Pizza wrote: ↑ May 16th, 2026, 01:41

Dino running from a FURRY: GAMESFORFARM free to keep when you get it before May 30th:.

This asset flip is a meme game or a student game from "game developer" courses. Judging by the publisher and it's games, probably second.

I hope that the student gets an "F" for "***" god ****.

Also, look at all the other games that the "publisher" has released. ******* trash. Pure trash.