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Do you guys think steam should add a free game every so often (like xbox/playstation) for members who have spent money?
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You do realize that there are free games on Steam all the time, right? Do a bit of searching/googling.
Grand eredeti hozzászólása:
Do you guys think steam should add a free game every so often (like xbox/playstation) for members who have spent money?

You missed the hundreds of free games given away and even a chance to win wishlisted games during past sale events?

Here are some from last year alone...

MalikQayum eredeti hozzászólása:
these are all 2020 "giveaways":

DLC: KARDS - Starter Pack[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Generation Zero® - Schweet Vanity Pack ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Minion Masters - Uprising DLC (Minion Masters)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition ...[steamdb.info]
DLC: Sonic The Hedgehog 2[steamdb.info]
Application: AppGameKit Classic[steamdb.info]
Game: Scrap Garden[steamdb.info]
Game: Destiny or Fate[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Arma 3 Karts (Arma 3 Karts)[steamdb.info]
DLC: Minion Masters - Charging Into Darkness[steamdb.info]
Game: Interkosmos[steamdb.info]
Game: 10 Second Ninja X[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Four Kings One War - Virtual Reality ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Four Kings One War[steamdb.info]
Game: The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie Video Game[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Expansion - Crusader Kings II: Horse Lords ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Showdown Bandit (Showdown Bandit)[steamdb.info]
App: Get EVE Online: Starter Pack - 17 Birthday Celebration (EVE Online: Starter Pack - 17 Birthday Celebration)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Red Gate[steamdb.info]
Game: Drop[steamdb.info]
Game: Will Glow the Wisp[steamdb.info]
Game: Polyball[steamdb.info]
Game: The Search[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Arcade Moonlander Plus (Arcade Moonlander)[steamdb.info]
Game: Gravity Wars[steamdb.info]
Game: Transpose[steamdb.info]
Game: Ticket to Ride: First Journey[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Regions Of Ruin (Regions Of Ruin)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Caelus Trident (Caelus Trident)[steamdb.info]
Game: Khan VS Kahn[steamdb.info]
Game: Escape From Tethys[steamdb.info]
Game: Keyboard Killers[steamdb.info]
Game: Welcome Back To 2007 2[steamdb.info]
Game: Pinball FX3 Care Package (Pinball FX3)[steamdb.info]
Game: 初恋日记[steamdb.info]
Game: Lovers ' Smiles[steamdb.info]
Game: One Drop Bot[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Dying Light - Volatile Hunter Bundle ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Martian Law[steamdb.info]
Game: The Deed[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Barro (Barro)[steamdb.info]
Game: HELLION[steamdb.info]
Game: UNI[steamdb.info]
Game: Get 100% Orange Juice (100% Orange Juice)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Acceleration of SUGURI 2 (Acceleration of SUGURI 2)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get 200% Mixed Juice! (200% Mixed Juice!)[steamdb.info]
Game: Between Two Castles - Digital Edition[steamdb.info]
Game: Project Mercury[steamdb.info]
DLC: Mobile Astro EX Pack[steamdb.info]
Game: Nephise Begins[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Simple Story - Alex (Simple Story - Alex)[steamdb.info]
Game: Tomb Raider[steamdb.info]
Game: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris[steamdb.info]
Game: Headsnatchers[steamdb.info]
Game: Drawful 2[steamdb.info]
Game: Deiland[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Pleasure Puzzle:Portrait 趣拼拼:肖像画 (Pleasure Puzzle:Portrait)[steamdb.info]
Game: GOAT OF DUTY[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Expansion - Crusader Kings II: The Reaper's Due ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Get The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day (The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Minion Masters - Zealous Inferno (Minion Masters)[steamdb.info]
Game: Steam Sub 434999 (Black Desert Online)[steamdb.info]
Game: Steam Sub 434999 (Shadow Arena)[steamdb.info]
Game: Princess Lili - 丽丽公主[steamdb.info]
DLC: Crusader Kings II: Sons of Abraham[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Merry Snowballs (Merry Snowballs)[steamdb.info]

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/10/3114770913768586391/#c3114770913769117194

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cSg|mc-Hotsauce eredeti hozzászólása:
Grand eredeti hozzászólása:
Do you guys think steam should add a free game every so often (like xbox/playstation) for members who have spent money?

You missed the hundreds of free games given away and even a chance to win wishlisted games during past sale events?

Here are some from last year alone...

MalikQayum eredeti hozzászólása:
these are all 2020 "giveaways":

DLC: KARDS - Starter Pack[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Generation Zero® - Schweet Vanity Pack ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Minion Masters - Uprising DLC (Minion Masters)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition ...[steamdb.info]
DLC: Sonic The Hedgehog 2[steamdb.info]
Application: AppGameKit Classic[steamdb.info]
Game: Scrap Garden[steamdb.info]
Game: Destiny or Fate[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Arma 3 Karts (Arma 3 Karts)[steamdb.info]
DLC: Minion Masters - Charging Into Darkness[steamdb.info]
Game: Interkosmos[steamdb.info]
Game: 10 Second Ninja X[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Four Kings One War - Virtual Reality ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Four Kings One War[steamdb.info]
Game: The LEGO® NINJAGO® Movie Video Game[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Expansion - Crusader Kings II: Horse Lords ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Showdown Bandit (Showdown Bandit)[steamdb.info]
App: Get EVE Online: Starter Pack - 17 Birthday Celebration (EVE Online: Starter Pack - 17 Birthday Celebration)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get PAC-MAN™ CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2 ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Red Gate[steamdb.info]
Game: Drop[steamdb.info]
Game: Will Glow the Wisp[steamdb.info]
Game: Polyball[steamdb.info]
Game: The Search[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Arcade Moonlander Plus (Arcade Moonlander)[steamdb.info]
Game: Gravity Wars[steamdb.info]
Game: Transpose[steamdb.info]
Game: Ticket to Ride: First Journey[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Regions Of Ruin (Regions Of Ruin)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Caelus Trident (Caelus Trident)[steamdb.info]
Game: Khan VS Kahn[steamdb.info]
Game: Escape From Tethys[steamdb.info]
Game: Keyboard Killers[steamdb.info]
Game: Welcome Back To 2007 2[steamdb.info]
Game: Pinball FX3 Care Package (Pinball FX3)[steamdb.info]
Game: 初恋日记[steamdb.info]
Game: Lovers ' Smiles[steamdb.info]
Game: One Drop Bot[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Dying Light - Volatile Hunter Bundle ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Martian Law[steamdb.info]
Game: The Deed[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Barro (Barro)[steamdb.info]
Game: HELLION[steamdb.info]
Game: UNI[steamdb.info]
Game: Get 100% Orange Juice (100% Orange Juice)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Acceleration of SUGURI 2 (Acceleration of SUGURI 2)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get 200% Mixed Juice! (200% Mixed Juice!)[steamdb.info]
Game: Between Two Castles - Digital Edition[steamdb.info]
Game: Project Mercury[steamdb.info]
DLC: Mobile Astro EX Pack[steamdb.info]
Game: Nephise Begins[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Simple Story - Alex (Simple Story - Alex)[steamdb.info]
Game: Tomb Raider[steamdb.info]
Game: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris[steamdb.info]
Game: Headsnatchers[steamdb.info]
Game: Drawful 2[steamdb.info]
Game: Deiland[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Pleasure Puzzle:Portrait 趣拼拼:肖像画 (Pleasure Puzzle:Portrait)[steamdb.info]
Game: GOAT OF DUTY[steamdb.info]
DLC: Get Expansion - Crusader Kings II: The Reaper's Due ...[steamdb.info]
Game: Get The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day (The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day)[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Minion Masters - Zealous Inferno (Minion Masters)[steamdb.info]
Game: Steam Sub 434999 (Black Desert Online)[steamdb.info]
Game: Steam Sub 434999 (Shadow Arena)[steamdb.info]
Game: Princess Lili - 丽丽公主[steamdb.info]
DLC: Crusader Kings II: Sons of Abraham[steamdb.info]
Game: Get Merry Snowballs (Merry Snowballs)[steamdb.info]

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/10/3114770913768586391/#c3114770913769117194

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basically nothing good unlike what consoles give out
"Free games"; paying monthly for PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold

Yeah, free.

Steam doesn't have a monthly cost, there's your free.
Legutóbb szerkesztette: Tev; 2021. febr. 12., 23:50
Grand eredeti hozzászólása:
Do you guys think steam should add a free game every so often (like xbox/playstation) for members who have spent money?
No, I don't think any service should give out free games. It's a nice bonus if they do, but certainly not required.

SamuraiX0000 eredeti hozzászólása:
basically nothing good unlike what consoles give out
Subjective. I see plenty of good things in that list.
Tev eredeti hozzászólása:
"Free games"; paying monthly for PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold

Yeah, free.

Steam doesn't have a monthly cost, there's your free.
i meant for members who've paid, not just free games
I get free stuff in games and sell them to buy games.

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Crazy Tiger eredeti hozzászólása:
Grand eredeti hozzászólása:
Do you guys think steam should add a free game every so often (like xbox/playstation) for members who have spent money?
No, I don't think any service should give out free games. It's a nice bonus if they do, but certainly not required.

SamuraiX0000 eredeti hozzászólása:
basically nothing good unlike what consoles give out
Subjective. I see plenty of good things in that list.
Aside from 1 DLC for 1 game, there's literally a single AAA title in that list. Assuming you buy game pass on xbox, for $120, you get far more than your money's worth in AAA games. There's nothing subjective about it. You get more big name games on console than Steam. Not saying Steam "has" to have a rewards program, but other companies have far better programs than steam offers. Just because Steam offers free quantity over quality, doesn't make it better.
Grand eredeti hozzászólása:
Tev eredeti hozzászólása:
"Free games"; paying monthly for PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold

Yeah, free.

Steam doesn't have a monthly cost, there's your free.
i meant for members who've paid, not just free games
So you want a SUBSCRIPTION, not free games. Already exists in the form of EA Play (or whatever it's called). You can also have XBox Game Pass on your PC.
Legutóbb szerkesztette: ReBoot; 2021. febr. 15., 22:07
FeaR_TH3_Reap3R eredeti hozzászólása:
Aside from 1 DLC for 1 game, there's literally a single AAA title in that list. Assuming you buy game pass on xbox, for $120, you get far more than your money's worth in AAA games. There's nothing subjective about it. You get more big name games on console than Steam. Not saying Steam "has" to have a rewards program, but other companies have far better programs than steam offers. Just because Steam offers free quantity over quality, doesn't make it better.
you need to look at that list again..
AAA games are there, that you don't seem to think they are AAA games, is your issue.
tomb raider games, lego games etc.. these are by big publishers.
this was just a 2020 list, you realise there are given games away in 2019, 2018 etc, right?
i am not going to compile a list of these years for you because frankly you would look at those list with the same eyes as you did with this 2020 list that it would be a waste of my time.

these games were given not by steam, but the developers / publishers themselves.
if you want a list of games steam has given out, then you would need to look at events like steam coal winter event, and auction event and probably more events valve has held on steam.
again you would need to compile a list of that yourself because i won't be doing it for you.

it is all good that epic gives away games, go claim them and play them.. nobody is stopping you from doing that. neither the steam client, nor valve prevents you from enjoying games on epic and vice versa.
Legutóbb szerkesztette: MalikQayum; 2021. febr. 15., 22:43
MalikQayum eredeti hozzászólása:
FeaR_TH3_Reap3R eredeti hozzászólása:
Aside from 1 DLC for 1 game, there's literally a single AAA title in that list. Assuming you buy game pass on xbox, for $120, you get far more than your money's worth in AAA games. There's nothing subjective about it. You get more big name games on console than Steam. Not saying Steam "has" to have a rewards program, but other companies have far better programs than steam offers. Just because Steam offers free quantity over quality, doesn't make it better.
you need to look at that list again..
AAA games are there, that you don't seem to think they are AAA games, is your issue.
tomb raider games, lego games etc.. these are by big publishers.
this was just a 2020 list, you realise there are given games away in 2019, 2018 etc, right?
i am not going to compile a list of these years for you because frankly you would look at those list with the same eyes as you did with this 2020 list that it would be a waste of my time.

these games were given not by steam, but the developers / publishers themselves.
if you want a list of games steam has given out, then you would need to look at events like steam coal winter event, and auction event and probably more events valve has held on steam.
again you would need to compile a list of that yourself because i won't be doing it for you.

it is all good that epic gives away games, go claim them and play them.. nobody is stopping you from doing that. the steam, nor valve prevents you from enjoying games on epic and vice versa.
lol you basically proved everyones point but yours steam doesnt give out free games
you have been on steam since 2007-08. you been signed up before these events even happened. if you missed out, then that is on you. don't cry to valve for not doing these types of events every week.
educate yourself on the subject before you tell me that valve (steam) is not giving you free games.
SamuraiX0000 eredeti hozzászólása:
MalikQayum eredeti hozzászólása:
you need to look at that list again..
AAA games are there, that you don't seem to think they are AAA games, is your issue.
tomb raider games, lego games etc.. these are by big publishers.
this was just a 2020 list, you realise there are given games away in 2019, 2018 etc, right?
i am not going to compile a list of these years for you because frankly you would look at those list with the same eyes as you did with this 2020 list that it would be a waste of my time.

these games were given not by steam, but the developers / publishers themselves.
if you want a list of games steam has given out, then you would need to look at events like steam coal winter event, and auction event and probably more events valve has held on steam.
again you would need to compile a list of that yourself because i won't be doing it for you.

it is all good that epic gives away games, go claim them and play them.. nobody is stopping you from doing that. the steam, nor valve prevents you from enjoying games on epic and vice versa.
lol you basically proved everyones point but yours steam doesnt give out free games


after years being on Steam you should know what Steam is and how it works..
Legutóbb szerkesztette: kitt; 2021. febr. 15., 23:44
Bottom line, Steam doesn't offer a subscription service ("EA play" isn't Steam, it's EA) At least for now, you'll have to look elsewhere for subscriptions.

You can already look at Humble Choice, although that subscription differs in a couple of important points, so it's not the same as a "traditional" game subscription as it is offered by several parties. One extremely important point to note is that Humblebundle is basically a nobody compared to the likes of Sony or Microsoft, and just offering games from their own catalogue like EA or Ubisoft wouldn't work for them either. Thus, they might need a separate category.

As for Steam, they may or may not be able to setup a "Steam pass", but they haven't done so, so that's just it. I don't know whether they've tried and failed, or whether they aren't interested, or whether they are thinking about trying. Their business, however, is not in the realm of providing free games to users, or providing expensive games for little money -- any "demands" into that direction completely misses the point of what Steam is doing.

For Steam, certain large publishers are unlikely to participate in a Steam-subscription as well. Why would EA or Ubisoft or Microsoft join up, competing with their own subscriptions? Heck, Ubisoft even left Steam entirely, as far as I know, making it even less likely.

Heck, I'm even seeing Epic yet again in this thread. Of course Epic shows up -- Epic is always the "white knight", the glorious "that's how you do it"-example when it comes to giving away free games. They spend a lot of money on those "free" games, in the hope of converting it into business eventually. They've been doing this for years now, and they are still doing it -- I don't know how well their business-conversion is working for them. Regardless of this, giving away free games over and over and over again, games that are not just crappy wannabe games from developers that have to give them away in the hope of getting at least some players on board.

Steam probably doesn't see a need to spend a truckload of money on giveaways to maybe attract someone who's not on Steam already and who might even purchase something eventually. Or maybe not, because if they aren't on Steam already, chances are they don't play a lot of games anyway -- because if they do, they are likely to end up on Steam eventually anyway.

Also, make no mistake: all that talk about Steam "needing to up their game to avoid customers 'leaving'" may or may not be wishful "I want free games!" thinking. We are looking at this from the outside; regardless of how silent, maybe even ignorant Steam behaves towards gamers, I'm sure they have business people looking at what's going on in the world, and they also know their own numbers, and how their business works.
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