There's no doubt that Steam is easily the most dominant platform in PC gaming right now, and in fairness, most of that comes down to it being spectacularly well-managed. As well as being extremely convenient and responsive for those who playing anything from deep single-player RPGs to fast-paced multiplayer shooters, it has also become a pretty great place to go to find a bargain.
As well as their showpiece event sales, Steam also regularly has individual games on offer for players to pick up well below RRP. Slightly rarer than that (though still shockingly common) is the mythical free game, and their latest effort in this regard comes from one of the best strategy series of all-time.
Over on Steam, Sid Meier's legendary strategy series, Civilization, is celebrating a staggering 35 years since it debuted, and to mark the occasion, almost every release tied to the franchise is on sale. Even better than that, the most recent game in the series, Civilization VII, is going totally free-to-play for a week, giving you plenty of time to try out everything it has to offer before committing to the full purchase.
That offer runs until September...
