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Sony revealed the PS Plus free games for May 2026: EA Sports FC 26, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and Nine Sols, available to claim starting May 5 with an EA Sports FC 26 Icons Pack; don’t forget to claim April’s freebies before they expire.
Steam is offering four PC games for free for a limited time, including Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager (free until April 23 and the only title listed as playable on Steam Deck), Uncanny Tales: Cold Road (free until April 20), Stickman: Killing Zombie Stickman (free until April 19), and NineHells (free until April 20). The games span roguelite dungeon defense and horror themes, with mixed Steam Deck compatibility and modest to mixed reviews, giving PC players a chance to try new titles without spending.
A Los Angeles Times report, citing two former Epic Games Store employees, says players chase free games on Epic but quickly return to Steam, while the storefront remains profitable but is derided for rushed releases and a growth-at-all-costs approach. Epic reports 78 million MAU and $400 million earned from non-Epic titles in 2025, is pushing a unified PC/mobile storefront, pursues major bets like a Disney extraction shooter, and has cut more than 1,000 jobs, prompting questions about its long-term strategy.
Two former Epic Games Store employees say the platform’s free-game promotions sparked an initial surge in users, but most players eventually migrated back to Steam, even as Steam logged record concurrent players (about 42 million) and Bloomberg reported Epic’s PC MAU at around 78 million. The piece notes that many users juggle multiple storefronts and that Epic pays developers less per sale than Steam, highlighting ongoing competition between PC game stores.
Steam is offering 10 free-to-play indie titles this weekend across roguelikes, shooters, puzzles, and cozy sims, all available on Steam now (examples: Deckbuilder Fantasy, Guinea Pig Temple, Ferret Quest, Pest'Off, Cradle of the Rift, Smile More, 4Spicchi, Bird Watching Simulator, Grove, Shrapnel).
Sony revealed nine new games for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium in March 2026, headlined by Persona 5 Royal and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, plus Madden NFL 26, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, Astroneer, and Blasphemous 2; Premium also adds Tekken: Dark Resurrection. The rollout begins March 17, 2026, and while Extra and Premium titles can be removed later, games redeemed on Essential stay only while subscribed.
Steam is giving away 10 new free-to-keep games this weekend, spanning genres from 2D shooters and otome titles to MMOs. Once added to your library, these games stay forever even if they’re later delisted, with downloads available via their Steam store pages during the promo window.
PS Plus members on PS5 have 48 hours to claim four free games (Ultros, Undisputed, Subnautica: Below Zero, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown); PS4 users can claim only three of the four (with Undisputed being PS5-only). If claimed by March 3, the games are free to keep while the subscription is active, and access remains until renewal.
PlayStation Plus reveals March 2026 free games: Slime Rancher 2, Monster Hunter Rise, PGA Tour 2K25, and The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road Collection, available March 3–April 6; if you haven’t claimed February’s titles yet, do so before the deadline, and Extra/Premium members also gained Spider-Man 2 and Neva this month.
PlayStation Plus expands its Extra and Premium tiers with 10 new free games arriving February 17, totaling over 243GB of content. Highlights include Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (87.363GB) and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (72.387GB), plus Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition, Monster Hunter Stories 2, Neva, Season: A Letter to the Future, Venba, Rugby 25, and the premium-only Wall-E.
Steam has added nine free-to-keep titles spanning bullet-hell, puzzle, idle and narrative experiences, available to permanently own after download. Examples include Touhou Mistystory, Robo Dolphin Escape, REDACT, Maloomify the Ocean, My Building, Gazed, RK Override, BUS: Prologue and Channel 4 Midnight; users should check system requirements and grab them from Steam’s store pages.
PlayStation Plus is offering a 72-hour window for all tiers to download and keep three PS5 games—Need for Speed Unbound, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, and Core Keeper—worth about $170 in total. The window lasts until February 3, and you keep the games as long as your PS Plus subscription remains active. After the window, the titles revert to their regular prices and aren’t included in the Extra/Premium libraries; you’d need to buy them to play without an active subscription. Core Keeper is the highest-rated of the trio, with Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed also on PS4 and Need for Speed Unbound PS5-only.
Sony has announced the February 2026 lineup for PlayStation Plus Essential, featuring Undisputed, Subnautica: Below Zero, Ultros, and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, all available February 3, 2026; PS Plus Extra/Premium lineups will be revealed separately.
The piece notes rising activity on the Epic Games Store, yet a member poll shows purchases remain low: 46% use the store mainly for free games, 28% don’t use Epic at all, 12% buy most PC games there, 8% have it installed but rarely use it, and 7% only open it for Fortnite or Rocket League. Overall, growth in reach hasn’t translated into broad purchasing behavior.
Sony has announced the January 2026 PS Plus lineup: eight new titles are coming to Extra (including Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Resident Evil Village, Expeditions: A MudRunner Game, Darkest Dungeon 2, A Little to the Left, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, The Exit 8, and art of rally) with Ridge Racer as the sole Premium classic; licensing issues for retro titles are noted and releases are expected in the coming week.