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Categories: TECHNOLOGY
Steam free weekend promotion
Entities: Steam · Yet Another Zombie Defense HD
Overview
In late July 2026, Valve’s Steam platform ran a free‑weekend event offering several full games at no cost. An initial announcement covered the period from July 23 to July 27, listing titles such as Icarus, Firefighting Simulator: Ignite, Killing Floor 3, Wild Assault, and Unrailed 2: Back on Track. The promotion allowed anyone with a Steam account to download and play these games without payment during the window.
A subsequent notice detailed a region‑specific extension for Germany, running from July 27 to July 30. This German free‑weekend featured many of the same titles and added others, including Metal Gear Solid and the shooter‑tower‑defense Yet Another Zombie Defense HD, each with individual expiry times. Games claimed during the German window became permanently owned in the user’s library.
Together, the snapshots illustrate Steam’s broader July 2026 free‑weekend campaign, its rotating game lineup, and a localized extension for German users.
Timeline
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about 11 hours ago
[TECHNOLOGY] 2 sourcesSteam Free Weekend Gives German Players Multiple Games FreeSteam’s German free‑weekend (July 27‑30 2026) offers titles like Icarus and Killing Floor 3, with Yet Another Zombie Defense HD free until July 30 19:00 CET, rated 84% positive.
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1 day ago
[TECHNOLOGY] 7 sourcesSteam provides five full games for free from July 23 to July 27Steam is giving away five full games—including Icarus and Killing Floor 3—from July 23‑27, while recalling Valve’s aborted 2003 anti‑piracy system that forced temporary downloads.
Sources
4gnews.pt · br.ign.com · diarioonline.com.br · gamegrid.de · gamepro.de · notiulti.com · paraonline.com.br · press-start.com.au · spacemoney.com.br