Steam's Free Weekend selection is giving PC gamers a handful of games to check out this weekend, including a highly-rated open-world survival-crafting co-op game in Core Keeper this weekend. It's worth noting that this Free Weekend promotion is a little more scattered than usual, as typically games expire on the following Monday at 10 am PT/1 pm ET (October 12 this time around). While that's true for one of the Free Weekend games, specific expiration date/times are listed below because they are a little disparate.
For those new to Steam's Free Weekend promotion, it's pretty simple. Typically on Thursday (although it can vary), Steam makes a handful of paid, premium games 100% free-to-play for a time. There's almost always a steep discount on these games after Steam's Free Weekend too, for anyone who enjoyed a specific game that much.
Xbox's Free Play Days officially returns with one of its biggest selections of games in recent months.
Steam's Free Weekend games can vary anywhere from 1-2 games to 5 games+, but this weekend is aiming for that sweet spot in the middle, it seems, with ARC Raiders, Core Keeper, and Squad 44 making up...
