Steam Users Can Claim Free Game With ‘Mostly Positive’ Reviews Right Now

Highlights

• Steam users can claim Space Crew: Legendary Edition for free until March 14 – a great value since the game usually costs $24.99.
• Free Steam games are rare, so it’s exciting when they do happen.
• Space Crew offers a challenging survival simulation and the chance for players to prepare for the release of Badlands Crew.

From now until March 14, Steam users can claim Space Crew: Legendary Edition completely free of charge. Steam doesn’t have free game giveaways on a regular or predictable basis, so it’s always exciting whenever a game is made free on Valve’s digital distribution platform.

Whereas Epic Games Store users get free games every Thursday, free Steam games come as a surprise to users. Sometimes free Steam games are given away as part of an ongoing promotion for another game, like when a sequel is about to release soon. This is the case with one of the current free Steam games, with the idea being that some users may be enticed to pick up the sequel if they are impressed enough by the first game.

Steam users that want to add a free game to their collection have until March 14 to snag Space Crew: Legendary Edition for free. Space Crew: Legendary Edition typically costs $24.99, so this is a great value for Steam users. It’s also worth pointing out that the game has amassed a “Mostly Positive” overall rating with over 1,700 user reviews counted so far. Space Crew critic reviews were more mixed, but regardless, Steam users shouldn’t pass up the opportunity to get this game completely free of charge.

Space Crew is Free on Steam for a Limited Time

For those unfamiliar with Space Crew, it’s a “legendarily challenging single-player strategic survival simulation game,” according to its Steam page. It has players assembling a crew, customizing their ship, and fighting off alien threats. Space Crewfeatures roguelite elements, so fans of that genre may especially want to get the game while it’s still free on Steam. If they like it, they can then turn their attention to the follow-up, Badlands Crew, which is due for release later this year.

Badlands Crew features similar gameplay as Space Crew, but it trades the sci-fi outerspace setting for post-apocalyptic Mad Max vibes. Instead of customizing their own spaceship, Badlands Crew has players customizing their “battle wagon” as they explore the wastelands. Badlands Crew is currently without a release date at the time of this writing, but Steam users should have plenty of time to get through Space Crew: Legendary Edition before Badlands Crew makes its long-awaited debut on Steam.

As previously mentioned, It’s hard to predict when exactly Steam will give away fre games, so users should keep an eye out. It’s possible that there will be more free game giveaways in March, but it’s also possible that fans will have to wait longer to get more freebies. For now, Steam users should grab Space Crew for their collection.