From action and horror to investigations in the Wild West, the Steam Next Fest is also underway and Skull and Bones is offering an open beta
Have a few free hours at the weekend but don’t quite know what to play? Maybe there’s something suitable in the free games on Steam and Epic! This time the mix is particularly wild, we’ll show you the individual titles right away
Also remember: The Steam Next Fest runs until Monday, February 12th. That means thousands of demos of upcoming or already released games are available for free over the weekend, so you can check out your wishlist candidates for yourself.
Doki Doki Literature Club
Get it free and keep it permanently until: February 15 at 5pm (at Epic)
Doki Doki Literature Club is best if you just go in blind and don’t know exactly what to expect. Just this much in advance: It’s not your typical cute anime game. Take the hints from the developers seriously, a few … delicate things will happen.
Not for the faint-hearted, but definitely an unforgettable experience – if you plunge into the unknown. Community manager Mary’s eyes always light up when she meets someone who hasn’t played Doki Doki before. Whether you take that as a good or a bad sign, we’ll leave it up to you
West Hunt
Free to play until: February 15 on Steam
The official description of this game suffers from a moderate case of translation erroritis: “West Hunt is a multiplayer social deduction game for one to four players set in the Wild West.”
Of course, “social deduction” is meant, i.e. a genre in which you find out the plans of your fellow players and then thwart or support them. Well-known representatives are Among Us or Werewolf.
West Hunt is set in the Wild West, you are either a bandit or a sheriff. The outlaws hide among the villagers and want to rob, the lawmen have to track them down and eliminate them – but never kill innocent people! There are different modes such as 1 vs 1, 2 vs 2 and 1 vs Bot.
More free offers this weekend
- Skull and Bones Beta: Ubisoft’s pirate game with a turbulent development history invites you to the free open beta from February 8 to 11. Click here to register.
- Star Citizen: The space game is currently free to play, with five spaceships at your disposal. Click here for the event, which runs until February 15.
- Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3: At the start of Season 2, the multiplayer of CoD is free to play until February 12. However, not via Steam, but only via Battle.net.
- Lost Castle: Diablo with cuddly graphics, as editor Fabiano calls it. Get it for free and keep it permanently until February 15 at 5pm at Epic.
- DNF Duel: Fighting game spinoff to the role-playing series Dungeon & Fighter with mixed reviews. Free to play until February 11 on Steam.
- DLCs for Train Sim World: Three expansions with new routes are available for free, you need the basic game. Get it for free and keep it permanently until February 12th on Steam.
Are there any free games for you this weekend? Are you tightening your sails and hoisting the anchors in the Skull and Bones beta or are you not in the mood to try out the pirate action after its numerous postponements? Let us know in the comments what you’ll be spending your gaming time on over the next few days
