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There were 130 free games for PC in 2020

dex3108

dex3108

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Oct 26, 2017
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So as i made thread last year for 2019 here is another one for 2020. Compared to 2019 there were 16 games more (114 free games in 2019). And again there were more games given away but majority of those not listed were "shovelware".
  • Darksiders January Epic Store
  • Darksiders 2 January Epic Store
  • Steep January Epic Store
  • Sundered January Epic Store
  • Headsnatchers January Humble Bundle/Steam
  • Horace January Epic Store
  • The Bridge January Epic Store
  • Farming Simulator 19 January Epic Store
  • Carcassonne January Epic Store
  • Ticket to Ride January Epic Store
  • Sims 4 February Origin
  • Aztez February Epic Store
  • Kingdom Come Deliverance February Epic Store
  • Assassin's Creed: Syndicate February Epic Store
  • Faeria February Epic Store
  • InnerSpace February Epic Store
  • Black Desert Online February Steam
  • GoNNER March Epic Store
  • Offworld Trading Company March Epic Store
  • Mutazione March Epic Store
  • A Short Hike March Epic Store
  • Anodyne 2: Return to Dust March Epic Store
  • Watch Dogs March Epic Store
  • The Stanley Parable March Epic Store
  • Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris March Steam
  • Tomb Raider 2013 March Steam
  • Drawful 2 March Steam
  • Headsnatchers March Steam
  • Child of Light March Uplay
  • World War Z March Epic Store
  • Tormento x Punisher March Epic Store
  • Figment March Epic Store
  • Rayman Legends March Uplay
  • Gone Home April Epic Store
  • Hob April Epic Store
  • Close to the Sun April Epic Store
  • Sherlock Holmes Crimes and Punishments April Epic Store
  • Assassin's Creed II April Uplay
  • Wheels of Aurelia April Epic Store
  • Just Cause 4 April Epic Store
  • For the King April Epic Store
  • PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 April Steam
  • Total War: SHOGUN 2 April Steam
  • Crashlands April Epic Store
  • Amnesia: The Dark Descent April Epic Store
  • Evil Genius May Steam
  • Death Coming May Epic Store
  • Grand Theft Auto V May Epic Store
  • Aegis Defenders May Humble Bundle/Steam
  • LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie Video Game May Steam
  • Civilisation VI May Epic Store
  • Borderlands: The Handsome Collection May Epic Store
  • Arx Fatalis May Bethesda Launcher
  • Overcooked June Epic Store
  • Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection June Epic Store
  • Ark Survival Evolved June Epic Store
  • Snake Pass June Humble Bundle/Steam
  • The Escapists 2 June Epic Store
  • Pathway June Epic Store
  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition June Steam
  • AER Memories of Old June Epic Store
  • Stranger Things 3: The Game June Epic Store
  • Hue June Epic Store
  • Killing Floor 2 July Epic Store
  • Lifeless Planet July Epic Store
  • The Escapists 2 July Epic Store
  • Torchlight II July Epic Store
  • Next Up Hero July Epic Store
  • Tacoma July Epic Store
  • 20XX July Epic Store
  • Barony July Epic Store
  • Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery July Epic Store
  • 3 out of 10, EP 1: "Welcome To Shovelworks" August Epic Store
  • Wilmot's Warehouse August Epic Store
  • Witcher 1 August GOG
  • Total War Saga:Troy August Epic Store
  • Remanent from the Ashes August Epic Store
  • The Alto Collecition August Epic Store
  • Enter the Gungeon August Epic Store
  • God's Trigger August Epic Store
  • Magrunner: Dark Pulse August Steam
  • Hitman August Epic Store
  • Shadowrun Collection August Epic Store
  • The Division September Uplay
  • Into The Breach September Epic Store
  • Railway Empire September Epic Store
  • Where the Water Tastes Like Wine September Epic Store
  • Death Rally Classic September Steam
  • Football Manager 2020 September Epic Store
  • Stick It To The Man September Epic Store
  • Watch_Dogs 2 September Epic Store
  • RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Editio September Epic Store
  • Pikuniku October Epic Store
  • Abzu October Epic Store
  • Rising Storm 2 Vietnam October Epic Store
  • Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs October Epic Store
  • Kingdom New Lands October Epic Store
  • Costume Quest 2 October Epic Store
  • Layers of Fear 2 October Epic Store
  • Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered October Epic Store
  • Blair Witch October Epic Store
  • Dungeons 3 November Epic Store
  • Kingdom Classic November Humble Bundle/Steam
  • The Textorcist November Epic Store
  • Elite Dangerous November Epic Store
  • The World Next Door November Epic Store
  • MudRunner November Epic Store
  • Cave Story+ November Epic Store
  • Seven Enhanced Edition December Humble Bundle/GOG
  • Tyranny December Epic Store
  • Pillars of Eternity December Epic Store
  • Cities Skylines December Epic Store
  • Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty December Epic Store
  • Starlink: Battle for Atlas December Uplay
  • Trials Rising December Uplay
  • Anno 1701 December Uplay
  • The Long Dark December Epic Store
  • Defense Grid: The Awakening December Epic Store
  • Alien: Isolation December Epic Store
  • Metro 2033 Redux December Epic Store
  • Tropico 5 December Epic Store
  • Inside December Epic Store
  • Darkest Dungeon December Epic Store
  • My Time at Portia December Epic Store
  • Night in the Woods December Epic Store
  • Stranded Deep December Epic Store
  • Solitairica December Epic Store
  • Metro: Last Light Redux December GOG
  • Torchlight II December Epic Store
  • Jurassic World Evolution December Epic Store
 
ghostcrew

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You could've done very well with a lot of games to play having spent zero money just grabbing free stuff from Epic.

Getting Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection day one was a real highlight.
 
StereoVSN

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There were bunch of games from Prime as well and some from GoG. Tim Epic though sure paid a lot of Fortnite vBucks for the games and exclusives in 2020.
 
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dex3108

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StereoVSN said:
There were bunch of games from Prime as well and some from GoG. Tim Epic though sure paid a lot of Fortnite vBucks for the games and exclusives in 2020.
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Technically Prime games are not free, you still pay for Prime. And GOG, UPlay, Humble and Steam games are listed there.
 
ghibli99

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What's interesting is that with all the freebies from Epic, it's gotten me to spend more time perusing their store. Their endless $10 off coupons coupled with good sales has also gotten me to purchase more games on there in 2020 than I did on Steam. That right there is probably the whole point, but hey, it's working on me. :)
 
Xeonidus

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Epic gamestore has been.... Epic. Lol

If you have Amazon Prime you also get games you keep through Prime Gaming.
 
CHC

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The quality is also crazy from Epic. There's a LOT of actually really very good games on there. Hitman, Darkest Dungeon, Into the Breach, GTA V, etc. They're not just filler crap.
 
Kirksplosion

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Not to mention you could have donated $5 for the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality on itch.io and receive 1,741 items (Mostly games, but things like game creation assets and the like as well) which included Night in the Woods, Celeste, Nuclear Throne, A Short Hike, Minit and a ton of other notable games.

Gaming on PC is nuts, yo.
 

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YeahJeets said:
Part of gaming on PC now is being showered with free games
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It's true. It's actually cutting down my spending on games, because you can kinda gauge how soon and cheap these indies and AA titles will be perfect freebie fodder. Lord knows I have enough games to play now without paying for anything new.

By the way, Crying Suns (Epic's next free game) looks fucking great!

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StereoVSN

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Why do people insist on saying things you literally pay for are "free"? It's a subscription. Nothing in it is free. Is this astroturfing? I don't get it.
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I am saying if you have Prime, you get to keep the games, if you quit Prime, you still have them? Do you actually think Amazon needs to do Astroturfing in US?? Take a chill pill.
 
StereoVSN

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afternoon delight said:
It's true. It's actually cutting down my spending on games, because you can kinda gauge how soon and cheap these indies and AA titles will be perfect freebie fodder.

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Now throw in GamePass as well on the cheap, and cheap Humble Bundle, other bundles from places like Fanatical, fairly large sales from different stores, and a judicial PC user doesn't have to spend a lot of cash if they are not in a big hurry to play games on release.
 
modoversus

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Thanks Tim!

It's also nice we can have a thread like this without the gatekeeping and toxicity that EGS topics used to attract when the exclusives started.
 
MistahS

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I don't even have a gaming pc and I built a decent library on the EGS. 😂
 
barit

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Yeah most of my time goes to the free games on EGS. It´s magnificent. Heck I even bought Death Stranding and Cyberpunk on EGS just because of that. So the strategy seems to work.
 
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