For a limited time, Steam users can download an indie open-world adventure game completely free of charge until April 25 at 10 am PT/1 pm ET. It's part of Steam's Free-to-Keep promotion, pushing the game to the top of the on-site search bar and ensuring visibility as an extremely small-scale indie game.
If anyone has taken advantage of the promotion before, they know that the quality of Steam's free game selection can teeter between solid and not great. Keeping in mind its small-scale nature, the latest free game typically only costs $5.99. That's basically nothing in today's economy, but as the old saying goes, free is free.
The Epic Games Store is renowned for its free game giveaways, but how do they compare to the free games given away on Steam, its biggest competitor?
The free Steam game in question is titled SurrounDead Poly Construction, developed and published by indie game dev LivingEveryday. At first glance, its lanky, playdough-like graphics bring games like Human Fall Flat to mind. However, it's clearly very different from that game—even on a scope level. In short, SurrounDead Poly Construction is a self-described "open-world survival adventure game" focused...
