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Posted October 01, 2020
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[This is a sticky post, it will be visible in every single page of this thread. It has been published in October 2020.]

Our moderation team decided not to take a side in the discussion since this giveaway thread was created by the community and, as long as there are no forum rules violated, is up to you, dear Gogers, to decide its fate. We will not set giveaway rules, edit the OP's post, nor lock the whole thread.

However, to make it easier for newcomers to understand the situation (about the OP being inactive and other), I will stick my own post right above the first one.

You are, of course, free to create new threads to start anew and make your own, clear rules. At the same time, please stay reasonable when crating them, as multiple new duplicates might make it even more confusing for many Gogers.

That being said, here you can find a post with dxenija's community poll to have better understanding of the situation: CLICK.

At the time of writing, open giveaway threads are:
- Massive Giveaways Blog (this one)
- Free (temporary) keys giveaway central topic.
- Updated Itch.io giveaways

Be nice to each other *flies away*
Post edited January 15, 2021 by ponczo_
Posted June 03, 2021
FULL AND COMPLETE EPIC GAMES WEEKLY INFORMATION POST

posted after giveaway is officially active: 11AM EST Epic Games Server time

Now FREE for a limited time

 ▪ Frostpunk: Link

You are managing a city, but in a post-apocalyptic setting as the ruler of the last city on Earth in what seems to be the Ice Age.
Build your city and survive the cold and hunger and thrive
What ruler will you become?


Grab them here until next week

Other giveaways:
none

Next week - Mystery Game
Posted June 03, 2021
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Catac1ysm: https://steamdb.info/app/826630/subs/ just click INSTALL button.
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philipp_chris: Doesn't work for me
that's because when something is "steamdb" only then it is not giveaway - but a bug, a mistake or an exploit, so it porobably got fixed quickly. I don't know why they are in these threads, to be honest.
Post edited June 03, 2021 by amok
Posted June 03, 2021
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philipp_chris: Doesn't work for me
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amok: that's because when something is "steamdb" only then it is not giveaway - but a bug, a mistake or an exploit, so it porobably got fixed quickly. I don't know why they are in these threads, to be honest.
Not a bug.
It runs on the fact of what Stems license server does when you demand for Steam delivery network to toss you game files for which (game's) you don't have a license yet.
If the game contains some package that has billingtype "free on demand" then you will automatically be asigned a license for said package (it's a bit unclear which package if there are multiple of this type).
Now, if the game has a package with billingtype "no cost" with status "available" this may or may not work for you (variable results for different user accounts, it's not very consistent).
Here's the thing, developers/publishers "sometimes" (cough too-often cough) forget to change status availability (to "unavailable") for packages that are supposed to be free for limited amount of time.
This makes it so that even tho store product card for said page got disabled (product card management is independent from subID management) you can still sometimes access and obtain it through Steam console commands or SteamDB (which uses official Steam API calls for license request or install which in turn faces license server checkup).
So if a developer forgets to disable some package you can SOMETIMES still get it some time after (it's unclear why the working status of this is inconsistent).
You can get old long-dead beta packages for many beta's this way (usually no point, short of package collecting or data crawling).

TLDR
Not a bug.
Since it's the developers' responsibility to keep product cards & subIDs/packages in proper state this is clearly a case of developer oversight.
Posted June 03, 2021
( not sure if it counts as giveaway, tho considering that it's a top banner on main GOG page atm then I guess it may )

Warhammer Skulls Digital Goodie Pack
https://www.gog.com/game/warhammer_skulls_digital_goodie_pack

edit:
Offer ends
10th June 2021, 5 PM UTC
Post edited June 03, 2021 by B1tF1ghter
Posted June 03, 2021
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amok: that's because when something is "steamdb" only then it is not giveaway - but a bug, a mistake or an exploit, so it porobably got fixed quickly. I don't know why they are in these threads, to be honest.
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B1tF1ghter: Not a bug.
It runs on the fact of what Stems license server does when you demand for Steam delivery network to toss you game files for which (game's) you don't have a license yet.
If the game contains some package that has billingtype "free on demand" then you will automatically be asigned a license for said package (it's a bit unclear which package if there are multiple of this type).
Now, if the game has a package with billingtype "no cost" with status "available" this may or may not work for you (variable results for different user accounts, it's not very consistent).
Here's the thing, developers/publishers "sometimes" (cough too-often cough) forget to change status availability (to "unavailable") for packages that are supposed to be free for limited amount of time.
This makes it so that even tho store product card for said page got disabled (product card management is independent from subID management) you can still sometimes access and obtain it through Steam console commands or SteamDB (which uses official Steam API calls for license request or install which in turn faces license server checkup).
So if a developer forgets to disable some package you can SOMETIMES still get it some time after (it's unclear why the working status of this is inconsistent).
You can get old long-dead beta packages for many beta's this way (usually no point, short of package collecting or data crawling).

TLDR
Not a bug.
Since it's the developers' responsibility to keep product cards & subIDs/packages in proper state this is clearly a case of developer oversight.
"but a bug, a mistake or an exploit"

in other words - what you described here is NOT a giveaway. so thank you for making my point for me?
Post edited June 03, 2021 by amok
Posted June 03, 2021
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B1tF1ghter: Warhammer Skulls Digital Goodie Pack
The packet includes a game, Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat, so counts as a game giveaway too.
Posted June 03, 2021
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Warhammer Underworlds Online free base game on Steam. (DLCs are not !)
Posted June 04, 2021
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B1tF1ghter: Not a bug.
It runs on the fact of what Stems license server does when you demand for Steam delivery network to toss you game files for which (game's) you don't have a license yet.
If the game contains some package that has billingtype "free on demand" then you will automatically be asigned a license for said package (it's a bit unclear which package if there are multiple of this type).
Now, if the game has a package with billingtype "no cost" with status "available" this may or may not work for you (variable results for different user accounts, it's not very consistent).
Here's the thing, developers/publishers "sometimes" (cough too-often cough) forget to change status availability (to "unavailable") for packages that are supposed to be free for limited amount of time.
This makes it so that even tho store product card for said page got disabled (product card management is independent from subID management) you can still sometimes access and obtain it through Steam console commands or SteamDB (which uses official Steam API calls for license request or install which in turn faces license server checkup).
So if a developer forgets to disable some package you can SOMETIMES still get it some time after (it's unclear why the working status of this is inconsistent).
You can get old long-dead beta packages for many beta's this way (usually no point, short of package collecting or data crawling).

TLDR
Not a bug.
Since it's the developers' responsibility to keep product cards & subIDs/packages in proper state this is clearly a case of developer oversight.
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amok: "but a bug, a mistake or an exploit"

in other words - what you described here is NOT a giveaway. so thank you for making my point for me?
Correct. It is a bug in the Steam framework that can be exploited when a developer misconfigures their steam packages.
Players still do NOT have a valid license to play that game. It is in all possible ways illegal.

If people claim games through steamdb you may as well go to piratebay and download games.
Posted June 04, 2021
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twifight: If people claim games through steamdb you may as well go to piratebay and download games.
The game isn't free on SteamDB, SteamDB just gives us a button to press. You just need the steam://run or steam://install command, which is what Steam itself uses when you install free games.
Posted June 04, 2021
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The Scrat Infestation DLC for Minion Masters is free on Steam right now.

And Deep Despair is currently free on IG.
Post edited June 04, 2021 by Pouyou-pouyou
Posted June 06, 2021
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Free Battlefield 4 Origin key available to Twitch Prime accounts. Just claim it in the regular game section, and it will give you a key you can redeem in your Origin account.

Where do I get my content?
For PC:

Log in with the EA account where you want to add the game.
Click the Origin menu.
Select Redeem Product Code.


Redeem your Product Code on Origin

Log in to the Origin store website using the EA account where you want to add the game.
Select Game Library.
Click Add a Game in the top right corner. This will drop down an option to click Redeem Product Code.
Once you're at the page to enter your code, type in your game's Product Code. Click Next and the game will show up in your Game Library.
Posted June 07, 2021
https://freebies.indiegala.com/deep-space-anomaly
Posted June 08, 2021
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Tcharr: Free Battlefield 4 Origin key available to Twitch Prime accounts. Just claim it in the regular game section, and it will give you a key you can redeem in your Origin account.

Where do I get my content?
For PC:

Log in with the EA account where you want to add the game.
Click the Origin menu.
Select Redeem Product Code.

Redeem your Product Code on Origin

Log in to the Origin store website using the EA account where you want to add the game.
Select Game Library.
Click Add a Game in the top right corner. This will drop down an option to click Redeem Product Code.
Once you're at the page to enter your code, type in your game's Product Code. Click Next and the game will show up in your Game Library.
Why the crap is this post being downvoted? It's LITERALLY a game giveaway. You can get unlimited free trials of Twitch Prime. It's clearly not DRM-free but when has that been an issue on this thread? Furthermore, it's not like it's just some random indie title, that's a huge AAA game being given away...
Posted June 08, 2021
Something weird just happened. Although I already claimed the Warhammer Skulls Digital Goodie Pack, I could click on the "Get it!" button once again. Yes, I was logged in. In the past, if you already got a goodie, it was not possible to get it again... Strange.
Posted June 08, 2021
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Andtha: Something weird just happened. Although I already claimed the Warhammer Skulls Digital Goodie Pack, I could click on the "Get it!" button once again. Yes, I was logged in. In the past, if you already got a goodie, it was not possible to get it again... Strange.
They have just giveawayed an item which was free before. So you were able to claim it twice, but it is redundant ;)
Post edited June 08, 2021 by erbello
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