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Every free-to-keep PC game worth grabbing this week — across the Epic Games Store, Steam, GOG and Prime Gaming — in one place, each with its claim-by date and exactly how to claim it. We check what’s actually live, flag keep-forever vs play-only, and refresh the picks as they rotate.
Free games rotate fast: the Epic Games Store and Prime Gaming both refresh every Thursday, while Steam and GOG deals appear with no schedule. Treat the list below as a snapshot verified on the date above — always confirm on the store page before you count on a freebie, and grab keep-forever offers before their claim-by date.
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Free weekend (play only)
Always free
In-game loot
Free right now
Checked August 21, 2026. Giveaways rotate fast — always confirm on the store page before you count on one.
Always free
Glitched Out: Chapter 1
Free-to-play — Steam's own API still reports it as free. No claim deadline.
Claim it →Always free
Beneath a Steel Sky
DRM-free classic · no deadline
Get on GOG →Always free
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
DRM-free classic · no deadline
Get on GOG →Always free
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
DRM-free classic · no deadline
Get on GOG →Always free
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
DRM-free classic · no deadline
Get on GOG →Always free
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
DRM-free · no deadline
Get on GOG →No Prime Gaming keep-forever title confirmed right now.
How each store's free games work
The evergreen part: cadence, how to claim, and the one gotcha per store.
Epic Games Store
At least one new free game every Thursday, ~11am ET / 4pm UK. Some weeks give two or three, and every December it runs '15 Days of Free Games'.
Epic's weekly giveaway is always free-to-keep — claim it once and it's in your library forever, with no play-only catch.
- Sign in to the Epic Games Store (app or web)
- Open the Free Games row and pick the 'Free Now' title
- Hit Get, then Place Order — it's $0.00
- It's now in Library → Games forever
Watch out: Epic lists an Albion Online cosmetic bundle next to the giveaway. Its list price is already $0, so it is an always-free add-on rather than a game being given away — it is deliberately not counted here. Next week's announced game isn't claimable until it rotates in: Breathedge and Rival Stars Horse Racing take over on Thu 27 Aug.
Steam
No schedule — free-to-keep promotions appear ad hoc, often unannounced. SteamDB's upcoming-free list is the best way to catch them.
Watch the wording: 'Free to keep when you get it before [date]' with an Add to Account button means it's yours forever. A 'Play Game' button that vanishes at event end is a free weekend — you keep nothing.
- Log in to Steam (client or web)
- Open the game's store page during the window
- Click Add to Account / Add to Library
- Confirm it landed under Library → Games
Watch out: A 'Free Weekend' is not free to keep, and a demo is only a slice. Only a 'free to keep' promo or grabbing a delisting free game gives you permanent ownership.
GOG.com
Two forms: a permanent always-free catalogue (~48 titles), plus sporadic time-limited giveaways tied to seasonal sales that usually last only 48–72 hours.
Everything on GOG is DRM-free, so a claimed game is a standalone offline installer you own outright — back it up and reinstall with no launcher.
- Sign in or create a free GOG account
- Open the title's page
- Click Add to library (or Set as free)
- Install via GOG Galaxy or the offline installer
Watch out: Old articles cite 'current' GOG giveaways that already expired — trust only the live front-page banner. There's no limited-time giveaway running as of this snapshot.
Prime Gaming
A fresh batch of free games and in-game loot roughly every Thursday. Requires an active Amazon Prime membership — it isn't free to everyone.
Claim on gaming.amazon.com, then redeem the code on the store it names (Epic, GOG or others). Keep-forever titles stay yours even if Prime later lapses, as long as you redeemed them while your membership was active.
- Confirm you have active Amazon Prime
- Go to gaming.amazon.com and sign in
- Open Free Games and click Get game / Claim
- Redeem the code on the destination store (Epic, GOG…) before its deadline
Watch out: Claiming on Amazon is only step one — you must redeem the code on the destination store, where you need an account. Delivery is split across Epic, GOG and the Amazon Games app.
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Prices shown are the usual store price before the giveaway. Claim-by dates are the store's own where published and are marked approximate otherwise; Prime Gaming per-title deadlines in particular are often unpublished, so verify while signed in.
Free-game promotions are run by the stores themselves and change constantly; dates and titles here are a snapshot verified on the “updated” date above, not a live feed. Store, platform and product names are trademarks of their respective owners; Drawpie is an independent fan site and isn't affiliated with Epic Games, Valve, GOG or Amazon.