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Free game alerts on Discord
Epic gives a game away most weeks, Prime Gaming drops new titles regularly, and Steam giveaways come and go with almost no warning. This Discord posts them all, each store in its own channel.
2 games free to keep on Epic this week
Claim them and they stay in your library for good. You do not have to install or play anything. The Discord pings you when the next one goes live.
Shogun Showdown
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Checked · RSS feed · Prime Gaming, Steam and GOG giveaways are posted in the Discord too.
Free games have a deadline, and that is the whole problem
Almost every free game giveaway is a claim window, not a permanent offer. Claim it in time and it stays in your library forever. Miss the window and it is simply gone, usually replaced by the next one.
Epic's weekly giveaway is the predictable one. Everything else is not: Steam keep-forever promotions sometimes run for only a few days, publisher anniversary giveaways appear with no announcement at all, and free weekends are over before the weekend is.
The fix is not another newsletter. It is a notification on the device you already check, with the link attached.
Which giveaways get posted
| Channel | What lands there | Why timing matters |
|---|---|---|
| #epic-games | The Epic Games Store free game, plus the bigger seasonal giveaway runs | Claim windows are short and rotate on a fixed schedule |
| #primegaming | New Prime Gaming claims for Amazon Prime members | Titles rotate out of the catalogue once their window ends |
| #steam | Steam keep-forever giveaways and limited-time free-to-keep promos | Often announced with little notice and gone in days |
| #free-weekend | Free weekends and free trial periods | Usually a two or three day window, start to finish |
| #other-freebies | GOG giveaways, itch.io drops, publisher and anniversary promos | Almost never announced anywhere in advance |
Claimed is claimed
A keep-forever giveaway only has to be claimed once. You do not need to install or play the game, and it stays in your library after the promotion ends. Which is why a ping with the link attached is worth having.
Turn on free game alertsJoin the server, pick the stores you use, and claim before the window closes.
Join the DiscordStore by store
Epic Games Store
The most reliable source of free games there is: Epic hands out at least one title most weeks, and the claim window rotates on a regular schedule. Around the winter sale it often steps up to a daily giveaway, which is the easiest run of the year to fall behind on. Everything lands in the Epic channel as it opens.
Prime Gaming
If you already have Amazon Prime, Prime Gaming adds free games and in-game content regularly, often in batches. The titles are claimable only while they are in rotation, so the ping tells you it is time to go and press claim.
Steam
Steam does not run a fixed giveaway programme, which is exactly why it is worth watching. Free-to-keep promotions turn up around launches, anniversaries and publisher events, sometimes for a handful of days. Free weekends get their own channel so they do not clutter the keep-forever ones.
GOG, itch.io and the rest
DRM-free giveaways on GOG, itch.io bundles and drops, publisher anniversary promos and the occasional store account freebie. Low volume, high value, and the category that is hardest to find on your own.
How to switch the alerts on
- Join the Discord. Free, and there is nothing to sign up for.
- Pick your stores. Only use Epic and Steam? Take those two roles and the rest stays quiet.
- Claim when the ping lands. The message has the link and the deadline in it.
Bundles run in the same server
Free games are half of what the bot watches. The other half is paid bundles worth knowing about: Fanatical bundle alerts for Star Deals and Build your own Bundle restocks, and Humble Bundle alerts for games, books and software. The coverage list shows every channel.
Common questions
Which free games does the bot post?
The Epic Games Store weekly giveaway, new Prime Gaming claims, Steam keep-forever promotions and free weekends, plus GOG, itch.io and publisher giveaways in a separate channel.
Do I keep a free game forever once I claim it?
For keep-forever giveaways, yes. Claiming during the window adds the game to your library permanently, and you do not need to install or play it. Free weekends are different: those are temporary access that ends when the weekend does.
Can I get free game alerts without the bundle alerts?
Yes. Every store has its own opt-in role. Take only the free game roles and no bundle channel will ever ping you.
Do I need Amazon Prime for the Prime Gaming alerts?
You need an active Amazon Prime subscription to claim Prime Gaming titles, but not to see the alerts. Plenty of members read that channel to decide whether a month of Prime is worth it.
More alert channels
Stop missing the free ones
Join the Discord, pick the stores you actually use, and get a ping while the giveaway is still open.
No signup, and you only get the alerts you pick.