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What is the catch with Epic Games' free games? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 days ago by airikr@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Like what the title says. There's always a catch unless it's FOSS. So, what is the catch with them giving games for free that you can keep forever? What will the developers of the games get as a thank you?

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[–] s38b35M5@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I've claimed probably 70% of the free games for the past four or five years. I've noticed some of the titles disappear. So one catch is, you may not get to keep the free game(s) you grab.

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Nah that's pretty weird I've not heard of that before. I've snagged a fair number and still got them as far as I can tell.

[–] s38b35M5@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

I still have hundreds, but they do disappear like any purely digital asset.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I hadn't noticed this, and I've claimed a ton of them as well. Do you have an example?

[–] s38b35M5@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I don't even remember the name of the game, but it was one that was next to a title I do play often when sorted by "recent" which is based on purchase (or redemption) date. Might have been that underwater exploration title.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 points 18 hours ago

Hm, the only underwater ones I can think of are Subnautica and Abzu, both of which are still in my library (although I wouldn't mind if Abzu went away, as it was basically just an underwater walking sim). I couldn't find anything on the list quickly, despite a couple ones sounding like underwater ones, like Stranded Deep and Submerged: Hidden Depths, which didn't look like they actually were underwater games.

https://gamerjournalist.com/epic-games-free-games-list/