How to receive games for free?

[beanz]

When scanning through the reviews of a game, it says that some people received the game for free. How does this happen?

[NotSoBad]

Due gifting.

[J4MESOX4D]

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When scanning through the reviews of a game, it says that some people received the game for free. How does this happen?

Gifts, free weekends, developer giveaways, site giveaways or even shoplifting.

[beanz]

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When scanning through the reviews of a game, it says that some people received the game for free. How does this happen?

Gifts, free weekends, developer giveaways, site giveaways or even shoplifting.

How do dev giveaways or site giveaways work?

[Acevy]

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Gifts, free weekends, developer giveaways, site giveaways or even shoplifting.

How do dev giveaways or site giveaways work?

Sometimes devs give games away on various websites like indiegala or whatever its callled for example.

they also give games away through twitch streams sometimes. I've gotten a key for a game shroud was playing because the dev was in the chat giving them away.

Games also become free on steam sometimes for a limited time.

I just watch this https://www.reddit.com/r/FreeGamesOnSteam/ and pick up any game that looks decent. Most of them are garbage but they have trading cards most of the time.

[Drox]

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How do dev giveaways or site giveaways work?

They can give out product keys to games and you can claim them.

[American Dove Mitten]

Most of those are review copies or gifts for demo testing

If you like doing reviews you can try becoming a Curator.

[beanz]

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Most of those are review copies or gifts for demo testing

If you like doing reviews you can try becoming a Curator.

How would one go about that?

[American Dove Mitten]

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Most of those are review copies or gifts for demo testing

If you like doing reviews you can try becoming a Curator.

How would one go about that?

You have to make your own steam group and have a minimum of 10 reviews posted as a group curator. Then if you have enough people following you, you might get some review copies.

[beanz]

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How would one go about that?

You have to make your own steam group and have a minimum of 10 reviews posted as a group curator. Then if you have enough people following you, you might get some review copies.

Dang, sounds hard.

[shiel]

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You have to make your own steam group and have a minimum of 10 reviews posted as a group curator. Then if you have enough people following you, you might get some review copies.

Dang, sounds hard.

I know... it's shocking developers aren't willing to just hand out free copies to everyone.


/sarcasm

[000]

Probably because someone has given it too them as a gift. You can’t exactly get paid game for free, but there are options.

[beanz]

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Dang, sounds hard.

I know... it's shocking developers aren't willing to just hand out free copies to everyone.


/sarcasm

Lol, we live in sad times.