Steam is a popular gaming service that allows you to buy all kinds of computer games. Most of the positions in the resource store are represented by paid versions of games, however, there are several ways that will allow you to get some of them for free.
Instructions
Step 1
You can participate in a promotion or giveaway that is regularly held by Valve partners or online game stores. There are several resources on the Internet that offer to receive a key to the game presented in the Steam service store as a gift for participating in a certain poll, lottery or game.
Step 2
For example, among all services, the Play Blink resource can be noted. It is a gaming site where you can play various gadgets to earn a Steam key reward. Having achieved certain results on a similar service, you have every chance of getting a win. To participate, you need to go through the registration procedure, available by clicking the Create a free account button.
Step 3
Steam itself also contains some games that are distributed absolutely free of charge and are available via the Download link from the service page. You can access them from the "Free" category, or by entering the appropriate name in the search. Among the store's most popular games are TrackMania Nations Forever, Combat Arms, Dragon Nest, America's Army 3, Alien Swarm, Micro Volts.
Step 4
Also, mods are distributed free of charge for some games, which are available for download through Steam. For example, you can add the Half-Life 2 Buka Localization add-on to the purchased Half-Life 2, which activates the official translation from the Russian localizer of the same name Buka. Or for playing Red Orchestra: Ostfront, you can download the Mare Nostrum or Darkest Hour extensions for free.
Step 5
Very often, the Steam service offers promotions for the purchase of games. For example, you can purchase one game for which the promotion is taking place, and receive the second as a gift. So, buying Counter Strike Pack you can get the first version of CS 1.6 for free. For information about promotions, visit the appropriate section of the Steam service daily.
