Hello there.
It's been a while since my last Free Game post, a part of it is because I was on vacation, but a bigger reason is that there wasn't any big/popular games being given out for a while. The exception is with Amazon Prime and its free games. Unfortunately, I'm from the Philippines and there isn't much use to me getting Prime, so I'm not up to date with those. If you do have Prime though, regularly check it for free games included in your subscription. With that out of the way, let's get into the free game.
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Civilization 6 Platinum Edition
Civilization, or Civ games, is one of, if not the most popular franchise in the 4X genre. 4X stands for Explore, Expand, Exploit, and Exterminate. It is a subgenre of strategy games where you usually start from something small and build your way to something bigger with different win conditions. For Civ6, these win conditions can be in the form of Science, Culture, Domination, Religion, and Score [if the number of turn ends without anyone getting the other four].
For those unfamiliar with Civ games, in Civ6 you start out choosing a leader given a lowly settler in a new land. You find a location where you can build your city, and slowly work your way from there. There can be barbarians that attacks your city. As you build and explore the land around you as you expand, you can meet NPC cities, or other players. You can befriend them and trade, or you can dominate them and put them under your rule. It is like a simulation if you were an immortal king, and how you will lead your people and your kingdom. Will you be a the best tourist destination, the most advanced one where you can go to space, the ruler of the world, or the shadow ruler through religion?
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Civilization has one of the best replayability in gaming. The large number of leaders and bonuses already give a lot of variance, and going for different win conditions and paths is always fun. This game can easily take up so much of one's time because of how engaging it is. That 5 more turns can easily become 50 without one noticing.
Civ6 has been given out by Epic Games before, but this time they are giving away the Platinum Edition which includes the expansions and different packs. This usually costs 2800 PHP so it is a big steal as a free game. The giveaway ends on July 24, 2025 at 11PM Philippine time, so don't miss out on this incredible game. You can get it in the Epic Games store, or by clicking this link to the page. Happy gaming.