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| Score/Title/Platform/Genre/Year | Dates Available | |
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Waste Walkers PC |
IndieGala February 7–(tbd) |
| RPG, 2015 | ||
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Carcassonne PC |
Epic Games Store February 6–February 12 |
| Strategy/Board game, 2017 | ||
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Ticket to Ride PC |
Epic Games Store February 6–February 12 |
| Strategy/Board game, 2012 | ||
| Deep Space Anomaly PC | IndieGala January 23–(tbd) |
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| Shooter, 2019 | ||
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Half-Life PC  |
Steam Free play period January 21–April 1 |
| Shooter, 1998 | ||
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Half-Life: Blue Shift PC | Steam Free play period January 21–April 1 |
| Shooter, 2001 | ||
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Half-Life: Opposing Force PC | Steam Free play period January 21–April 1 |
| Shooter, 1999 | ||
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Half-Life: Source PC | Steam Free play period January 21–April 1 |
| Shooter, 2004 | ||
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Half-Life 2 PC |
Steam Free play period January 21–April 1 |
| Shooter, 2004 | ||
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Half-Life 2: Episode One PC | Steam Free play period January 21–April 1 |
| Shooter, 2006 | ||
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Half-Life 2: Episode Two PC |
Steam Free play period January 21–April 1 |
| Shooter, 2007 | ||
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Affliction PC | IndieGala January 16–(tbd) |
| Action, 2020 | ||
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Disgraced PC | IndieGala January 11–(tbd) |
| RPG, 2016 | ||
| Coming soon: | ||
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Aztez PC | Epic Games Store February 13–February 19 |
| Strategy, 2017 | ||
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance PC | Epic Games Store February 13–February 19 |
| Action/RPG, 2018 | ||
($) Humble Choice [including Humble Trove] (PC only)
| Score/Title/Genre/Year | Dates Available | |
|---|---|---|
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Book of Demons |
February 7–March 5 |
| Adventure, 2018 | ||
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Eliza |
February 7–March 5 |
| Adventure, 2019 | ||
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Frostpunk [+ The Rifts DLC] |
February 7–March 5 |
| Action-adventure, 2018 | ||
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The Hex |
February 7–March 5 |
| Action-adventure, 2018 | ||
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Night Call |
February 7–March 5 |
| Adventure, 2019 | ||
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Okami HD |
February 7–March 5 |
| Action-adventure, 2017 | ||
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Pathfinder: Kingmaker Explorer Edition |
February 7–March 5 |
| Action-RPG, 2018 | ||
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Project Warlock |
February 7–March 5 |
| Shooter, 2018 | ||
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Shenzhen I/O |
February 7–March 5 |
| Puzzle | ||
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Tales from Off-Peak City Vol. 1 |
February 7–March 5 |
| Adventure, 2020 | ||
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Underhero |
February 7–March 5 |
| Platform, 2018 | ||
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Warstone TD |
February 7–March 5 |
| Strategy, 2018 | ||
($) PlayStation Now
| Score/Title/Genre/Year | Dates Available | |
|---|---|---|
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Cities: Skylines PS4 | February 4–(tbd) |
| Simulation, 2017 | ||
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The Evil Within PS4 | February 4–(tbd) |
| Survival horror, 2014 | ||
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LEGO Worlds PS4 | February 4–August 4 |
| Sandbox, 2017 | ||
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Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 | January 2–April 7 |
| Action/RPG, 2017 | ||
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Overcooked! 2 PS4 | January 2–(tbd) |
| Action, 2018 | ||
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Uncharted: The Lost Legacy PS4 | January 2–April 7 |
| Action-adventure, 2017 | ||
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F1 2019 PS4 | December 3–March 2 |
| Racing, 2019 | ||
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PS4 | December 3–March 2 |
| Battle royale, 2018 | ||
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Wolfenstein: The Old Blood PS4 | December 3–March 2 |
| Shooter, 2015 | ||
($) PlayStation Plus (PS4 only)
| Score/Title/Genre/Year | Dates Available | |
|---|---|---|
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BioShock The Collection | February 4–March 2 |
| Compilation, 2016 | ||
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Firewall Zero Hour | February 4–March 2 |
| Shooter, 2018 | ||
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The Sims 4 | February 4–March 2 |
| Simulation, 2017 | ||
($) Stadia Pro (Google Stadia only)
| Score/Title/Genre/Year | Dates Available | |
|---|---|---|
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Gylt | February 1–(tbd) |
| Action-adventure, 2019 | ||
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Metro Exodus | February 1–(tbd) |
| Shooter, 2019 | ||
($) Twitch Prime (PC only)
| Score/Title/Genre/Year | Dates Available | |
|---|---|---|
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American Fugitive | February 3-(tbd) |
| Action-adventure, 2019 | ||
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Desert Child | February 3-(tbd) |
| Racing, 2018 | ||
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Narcos: Rise of the Cartels | February 3-(tbd) |
| Action, 2019 | ||
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Steredenn | February 3-(tbd) |
| Shooter, 2015 | ||
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White Night | February 3-(tbd) |
| Action-adventure, 2015 | ||
($) Xbox Games With Gold
| Score/Title/Platform/Genre/Year | Dates Available | |
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Fable Heroes X360 | February 1–February 15 |
| Action, 2012 | ||
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TT Isle of Man XB1 | February 1–February 29 |
| Racing, 2018 | ||
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Batman: The Telltale Series XB1 | January 16–February 15 |
| Adventure, 2016 | ||
| Coming soon: | ||
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Call of Cthulhu XB1 | February 16–March 15 |
| RPG, 2018 | ||
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Star Wars Battlefront XBOX | February 16–February 29 |
| Shooter, 2004 | ||
($) Xbox Game Pass
| Score/Title/Platform/Genre/Year | Dates Available | |
|---|---|---|
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Final Fantasy XV PC |
February 6–(tbd) |
| Action/RPG, 2016 | ||
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Final Fantasy XV XB1 |
February 6–(tbd) |
| Action/RPG, 2016 | ||
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Wolfenstein: Youngblood PC |
February 6–(tbd) |
| Shooter, 2019 | ||
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Wolfenstein: Youngblood XB1 |
February 6–(tbd) |
| Shooter, 2019 | ||
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Fishing Sim World: Pro Tour XB1 | January 30–(tbd) |
| Sports/Simulation, 2019 | ||
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Sea Salt XB1 | January 30–(tbd) |
| Action/Strategy, 2019 | ||
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Gris PC | January 24–(tbd) |
| Platform, 2018 | ||
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A Plague Tale: Innocence PC | January 24–(tbd) |
| Action-adventure, 2019 | ||
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Indivisible XB1 | January 23–(tbd) |
| Action/RPG, 2019 | ||
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A Plague Tale: Innocence XB1 | January 23–(tbd) |
| Action-adventure, 2019 | ||
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Children of Morta PC | January 16–(tbd) |
| Roguelike, 2019 | ||
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Tekken 7 XB1 | January 16–(tbd) |
| Fighting, 2017 | ||
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FTL: Faster Than Light PC | January 9–(tbd) |
| Action/Simulation, 2012 | ||
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Frostpunk PC | January 9–(tbd) |
| Action-adventure, 2018 | ||
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Frostpunk: Console Edition XB1 | January 9–(tbd) |
| Action-adventure, 2019 | ||
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Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet XB1 | January 9–(tbd) |
| Action/RPG, 2018 | ||
| Coming soon: | ||
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps XB1 | February 11–(tbd) |
| Platform, 2020 | ||
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Death Squared XB1 | February 13–(tbd) |
| Action/Puzzle, 2017 | ||
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Two Point Hospital XB1 | February 25–(tbd) |
| Simulation, 2020 | ||
| Wasteland Remastered XB1 | February 25–(tbd) | |
| HD remaster/RPG, 2020 | ||
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Bleeding Edge PC | March 24–(tbd) |
| Fighting, 2020 | ||
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Bleeding Edge XB1 | March 24–(tbd) |
| Fighting, 2020 | ||
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Gears Tactics PC | April 28–(tbd) |
| Strategy, 2020 | ||
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Wasteland 3 PC | May 19–(tbd) |
| RPG, 2020 | ||
| Wasteland 3 XB1 | May 19–(tbd) | |
| RPG, 2020 | ||
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