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Welcome to Gaming Finds, Stringbeans! 🎮 This is your daily stop for the good stuff in games: real deals, brand-new releases, preorder alerts before the good editions sell out, and hardware restocks worth knowing about — every single one checked by hand before it lands here. No hype, no scalper prices, no guessing: if it's on this page, it's confirmed.
🕗 Updated daily — fresh finds every morning and evening. Last checked: Friday, November 6, 2026.
Nintendo · Release WatchLaunches Thu Nov 12
Pikmin 4 blooms on Switch 2 Thu Nov 12 — $9.99 upgrade for owners, free demo out now
Back to the garden, Stringbeans! Pikmin 4 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Dandori Academy launches Thursday, November 12 on Nintendo Switch 2. Already own Pikmin 4 on Switch? The Upgrade Pack is just $9.99 on Nintendo's US store, with pre-orders open; starting fresh, the physical Switch 2 Edition is $69.99. The new edition adds Dandori Academy — 72 exam stages released over time — plus voice commands for Oatchi through the Switch 2 microphone, sharper visuals, and GameShare Dandori Battles with friends who don't own the game. A free demo is out now, and your save carries over.
TRY IT FREE FIRSTThe demo covers the opening Sun-Speckled Terrace area plus two Dandori Academy stages — a perfect taste before launch day, and your progress carries straight into the full game.
GOOD TO KNOWNintendo lists the Switch 2 Edition at about 12.8 GB, and the Upgrade Pack at just 1.2 GB — but the pack only works if you own the full Pikmin 4 game for Switch.
Steam · Techland SaleEnds Mon Nov 9
Dying Light is $2.49 on Steam — 90% off the zombie parkour classic, until Mon Nov 9
Parkour at pocket-change prices, Stringbeans! Dying Light is $2.49 on Steam, down from $24.99 (90% off), checked on Steam's own store November 6 — Techland's first-person zombie survival hit, all rooftop running by day and running for your life by night. Want the whole feast? Dying Light: Definitive 10th Anniversary Edition is $9.99, down from $49.99 (80% off) in the same promotion. Every one of these prices ends Monday, November 9, so this is a this-weekend decision.
MORE FROM TECHLANDThe same Steam promotion cuts Dying Light 2: Reloaded Edition to $11.99 (was $59.99) — the whole Harran-and-beyond saga for under fifteen dollars combined if you grab both.
THE CLOCKSteam lists the offer ending Monday, November 9. Dying Light is rated Very Positive by Steam reviewers, and price trackers say $2.49 matches the lowest this game has ever gone.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A · Free Mystery GiftClaim by Fri Feb 26, 2027
A Poké Ball Pattern Vivillon is FREE in Pokémon Legends: Z-A — first time in over 10 years
Trainers, this butterfly is a genuine rarity, Stringbeans! A Poké Ball Pattern Vivillon is now FREE via Mystery Gift in Pokémon Legends: Z-A — a brand-new distribution that started today, Friday, November 6, confirmed by The Pokémon Company. This red-and-white pattern cannot be caught in the wild and was last distributed over 10 years ago. Open the game, head to Link Play, then Mystery Gift, then Get via Internet, and it is yours — one per player. The distribution runs through Friday, February 26, 2027, so there is no rush — but why wait?
HOW YOU GOT ITThis is the reward for the worldwide Vivillon Challenge: players everywhere evolved Spewpa to pass 660,000 Vivillon Points, unlocking this gift for everyone — whether you took part or not.
STILL OPENThe free Mystery Gift Spewpa that started the challenge can itself be claimed until Wednesday, November 18 at 5:59 p.m. Pacific — it evolves at level 12 into one of 16 patterns you cannot find in Lumiose.
SEGA × TECOPARK · Release WatchLaunches Thu Nov 12
Sonic Pico Park stacks up Thu Nov 12 — $9.99 co-op chaos for 2–8 players
Gotta go… together, Stringbeans! Sonic Pico Park launches Thursday, November 12 for $9.99 — TECOPARK's beloved co-op puzzle series teaming up with SEGA's Sonic for Sonic's 35th anniversary. Every stage is a 2D action puzzle where cooperation is essential: reach the goal plate together, with Spin Dashes, rings, loops and springs along the way. It plays with 2 to 8 players locally or online, with cross-play, on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch and Switch 2 — and Metal Sonic and Dr. Eggman boss battles were just revealed this week. Price and date checked on Xbox's own store November 6; pre-orders are open.
EVERYONE IS HERESonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Silver, Blaze and the Pico Cats — some puzzles need a flyer or Knuckles' glide, and if even one player falls, the stage starts over, so teamwork really is the game.
GOOD TO KNOWXbox lists Sonic Pico Park as Play Anywhere, so one purchase covers Xbox and PC there. It is rated E for Everyone — a sweet pick for family game night.
Epic Games Store · Free Next WeekFree Thu Nov 12 – Thu Nov 19
Knightica is FREE on Epic next week — claim it Thu Nov 12 to Thu Nov 19 and keep it
Mark your calendars, strategy fans, Stringbeans! Knightica is next week's Epic Games Store freebie — free to claim from Thursday, November 12 at 11 a.m. Eastern until Thursday, November 19, and yours to keep forever once claimed. It normally costs $14.99. From Mad Mango Games and Goblinz Publishing, it is a turn-based roguelike auto-battler: recruit units, place them for the best synergies, weave powerful enchants, gather demonic souls and lead your warband kingdom by kingdom. The dates come from Epic's own store promotion data, checked November 5.
THIS WEEK FIRSTDo not let the swap catch you: Flotsam and the Idle Champions Morte's pack are free on Epic right now, but only until Thursday, November 12 at 11 a.m. Eastern — claim those first, then Knightica.
GOOD TO KNOWIt is single-player on Windows PC, and no two runs play alike — your commander, units and path choices reshape every adventure, with bosses waiting at the end of each kingdom.
Nintendo eShop · Square Enix Harvest SaleEnds Mon Nov 16
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is $7.49 on Switch 2 — 85% off until Mon Nov 16
Cloud's story just got a whole lot cheaper, Stringbeans! Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is $7.49 on the Nintendo eShop for Switch 2, down from $49.99 (85% off) in Square Enix's Harvest Sale — and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is right beside it at $7.99, down from $39.99, so the first two chapters of the remake trilogy together cost $15.48. Prices and the sale end were checked on Nintendo's own store November 5; the sale ends Monday, November 16 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.
MORE HARVEST PICKSThe same sale cuts Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince to $5.99 (85% off) and Octopath Traveler 0 to $24.99 (50% off) — 30 Square Enix games and editions in all, every one ending November 16.
GOOD TO KNOWBoth FF7 remakes are Switch 2 only — they will not play on the original Switch — and they are big downloads: Nintendo lists Rebirth at about 91.5 GB, so check your storage before you buy the pair.
Eidos-Montréal · Release WatchOut today · Thu Nov 5
Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition is OUT TODAY on Switch 2 — $39.99
The Guardians are back for an encore, Stringbeans! Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Encore Edition launches today, Thursday, November 5, exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 for $39.99. This is a proper native port — not cloud — of Eidos-Montréal's award-winning story adventure, with the full game, every piece of previously released content, and five brand-new 1980s glam-rock outfits, one for each Guardian. It adds Switch 2 mouse controls and gyro support, too.
HOW IT PLAYSDocked, Quality mode targets 1440p at 30fps and Performance mode 1080p at 40fps, with 30fps in handheld. The original won Best Narrative at The Game Awards 2021 — you play Star-Lord, calling the shots for the whole band of outlaws.
GOOD TO KNOWNintendo lists the download at 46.3 GB, and the physical release is a Game-Key Card — the card holds the license and the full game downloads, so collectors will want to know that before they buy boxed.
Epic Games Store · Free PackLog in by Thu Nov 12
Idle Champions is giving away a $100+ pack FREE on Epic — log in by Thu Nov 12
Dungeons & Dragons fans, this freebie is a big one, Stringbeans! Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is free to play — and just for logging in through the Epic Games Store between today, Thursday, November 5, and Thursday, November 12, you get Morte's Champions of Renown Pack FREE, a bundle Epic values at over $100. It unlocks five Champions — Morte, the wisecracking floating skull from Planescape: Torment, plus Nordom, Donaar, Sentry and Sheila — with 32 Platinum Chests for each, two week-long potions, and an exclusive Kapak Draconian familiar.
HOW TO CLAIMThis one is a login, not a store claim: get Idle Champions free on the Epic Games Store, install it, and actually launch and log in between November 5 and November 12 — the pack lands in your game. New and returning players both count.
THE GAME ITSELFAn idle strategy adventure uniting 140+ Champions from across the D&D multiverse — Drizzt, Minsc & Boo, even Astarion and Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3 — who keep fighting and earning rewards even while the game is closed.
Steam · Dotemu Publisher SaleEnds Wed Nov 18
Absolum is $14.99 on Steam — 40% off the roguelite beat 'em up, until Wed Nov 18
Beat 'em up fans, clear your weekend, Stringbeans! Absolum — the roguelite brawler from Dotemu and Guard Crush, the team behind Streets of Rage 4, with animation studio Supamonks — is $14.99 on Steam, down from $24.99 (40% off), checked on Steam's own store page November 5. It is the headline of Dotemu's big Publisher Sale, running November 4–18 with up to 90% off across the catalog, so this price holds until Wednesday, November 18.
MORE SALE PICKSThe same sale cuts Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge by 60% and MARVEL Cosmic Invasion by 25% — the whole Dotemu and Arcade Crew catalog is discounted until November 18.
GOOD TO KNOWPlay solo, or team up on the couch or online — local multiplayer needs controllers. The soundtrack is by Gareth Coker (Ori, Halo Infinite), with guest tracks from Mick Gordon and Yuka Kitamura, and reviewers have been kind: 9/10 from GameSpot and Game Informer.
ATLUS · Release WatchLaunches Thu Nov 12
Metaphor: ReFantazio lands on Switch 2 Thu Nov 12 — $39.99, preorder bonuses end Nov 11
One week to go, RPG fans! Metaphor: ReFantazio — ATLUS's award-winning fantasy RPG from the creators of Persona 3, 4 and 5 — comes to Nintendo Switch 2 on Thursday, November 12 for $39.99, a lower price than its original launch. Nintendo's own store page confirms the date, and preordering unlocks two bonus item sets — the Archetype EXP Chest Set and the Adventurer's Journey Pack — but that preorder window closes Wednesday, November 11 at 8:59 p.m. Pacific.
WHY IT MATTERSThis is the port of the 2024 original, not a new entry — and it arrives with a Metascore of 94 and Best RPG at The Game Awards 2024 behind it. Guidebook ($49.99) and 35th Anniversary ($69.99) editions are listed alongside the standard edition.
GOOD TO KNOWNintendo estimates the download at about 62.1 GB. By day you quest, dungeon-dive and hunt treasure; by night you build bonds and virtues — how you spend each day shapes the run to the throne.
Playstack · 1.0 LaunchOut today · Wed Nov 4
VOID/BREAKER hits 1.0 TODAY — $29.99, and day one on Game Pass
It's graduation day, Stringbeans! VOID/BREAKER — the lightning-fast roguelite FPS from solo developer Stubby Games — leaves Early Access and launches its full 1.0 today, Wednesday, November 4, on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S for $29.99 — and it is day one on Xbox Game Pass (Ultimate, Premium and PC Game Pass). You are trapped in an endless loop by a hostile AI: fight, mod your guns into endless combinations, tear the world down around your enemies, and break out.
WHAT'S NEW IN 1.0Zone 06 concludes the story, plus new weapons, a new boss, new enemies and 50+ achievements. Already own the Early Access version on Steam? 1.0 arrives as a free update — and Early Access owners get the Supporter's Pack free, soundtrack included.
GOOD TO KNOWIt is a solo project from Daniel Stubbington, the maker of The Entropy Centre. A free demo on Steam carries your progress into the full game, so you can try before you buy.
Steam · 30th Anniversary SaleEnds Fri Nov 6
Tomb Raider (2013) is $1.99 on Steam — the whole reboot trilogy is under $9 until Fri Nov 6
Lara is turning 30, and Steam is celebrating with pocket change, Stringbeans! Tomb Raider: Game of the Year Edition (2013) is $1.99 on Steam, down from $19.99 (90% off) — and her reboot sisters are right there with her: Rise of the Tomb Raider at $2.99 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition at $3.99, so the whole Survivor trilogy costs under $9. Prices checked November 4 — but the anniversary sale ends Friday, November 6.
THE FULL SPREADThe classic collections — Tomb Raider I–III Remastered and IV–VI Remastered — are $5.99 each in the same sale, and Steam's nine-game Adventure Bundle is $15.70 if you want Lara's whole history in one click.
THE CLOCKEvery one of these prices ends Friday, November 6. All three reboot games are Steam Deck Verified, so they travel beautifully on handheld, too.
Steam · Weekend DealEnds Wed Nov 18
Age of Wonders 4 is $19.99 on Steam — its first-ever 60% off, until Wed Nov 18
Strategy fans, this is the lowest this one has ever gone, Stringbeans! Age of Wonders 4 — the fantasy 4X where you design your own race, from cannibal halflings to mystic moon elves, then evolve them with Tomes of Magic — is $19.99 on Steam, down from $49.99 (60% off), checked on Steam's own store page November 4. Its biggest discount before this was 55%, so under twenty dollars is brand-new territory.
EDITIONS, TOOThe Starter Edition is $23.99 (was $59.99) and the Premium Edition is $35.99 (was $89.99) in the same Weekend Deal — every edition is 60% off until the same deadline.
THE CLOCKSteam lists the offer ending Wednesday, November 18. It is Windows PC on Steam, from Triumph Studios and Paradox — the folks behind the long-running Age of Wonders series.
Prime Gaming · Free to KeepClaim by Wed Nov 11
Conarium is FREE to keep for Prime members — Lovecraft in Antarctica, claim by Wed Nov 11
One more spooky freebie before the season turns, Stringbeans! Conarium — the Lovecraftian adventure inspired by At the Mountains of Madness — is free to claim through Luna (formerly Prime Gaming) right now, and it redeems on GOG, so your copy is DRM-free and yours to keep for good. You wake as Frank Gilman in the deserted Upuaut Antarctic base, with no memory and something very wrong in the dark. The claim window closes Wednesday, November 11.
HOW TO CLAIMHead to the Luna claims page with your Prime account, claim Conarium, then redeem your code on GOG. Claim it before the deadline and it stays yours — no subscription needed to keep playing it afterwards.
GOOD TO KNOWA story-first adventure — explore the base, study clues, and chase multiple endings — for PC and Mac, and the trackers rate it Steam Deck Playable if handheld is your thing.
Xbox Game Pass · Release WatchLaunches Tue Nov 10
TANUKI: Pon's Summer pedals in Tue Nov 10 — $19.99, day one on Game Pass
You've got mail, Stringbeans! TANUKI: Pon's Summer launches Tuesday, November 10 — Pon is a tanuki postman with one month to repair the shrine before the Tanuki Festival, delivering packages all over town on his BMX. Help at the bar, work as a sushi chef, even step into the sumo ring between deliveries. It is $19.99 on Xbox and the Nintendo eShop, and Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members play it day one at no extra cost.
TRY IT FREE FIRSTA generous Steam demo covers the first three days — about 2–3 hours — and your progress carries straight into the full game at launch.
EVERYWHERE AT ONCEPS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Switch 2 and PC via Steam all launch November 10. It is the debut game from Kyoto studio Denkiworks, published by CRITICAL REFLEX.
Prime Gaming · Free to KeepClaim by Wed Nov 4
DOOM (2016) is FREE to keep for Prime members — but the claim closes tomorrow, Wed Nov 4
Prime members, do not sleep on this one! DOOM — id Software's blistering 2016 reboot, all relentless demons and impossibly big guns — is free to claim through Luna (formerly Prime Gaming) right now, and it redeems on GOG, so your copy is DRM-free and yours to keep for good. The catch is the clock: the claim window closes Wednesday, November 4, so this is a tomorrow-or-never freebie.
HOW TO CLAIMHead to the Luna claims page with your Prime account, claim DOOM, then redeem it on GOG. Once you claim it before the deadline it stays yours — no Prime subscription needed to keep playing it afterwards.
GOOD TO KNOWThis is the full 2016 campaign that brought DOOM roaring back — fast, fluid and gloriously loud — and the claim trackers rate it Steam Deck Verified if handheld PC is your thing.
Steam · Weeklong SaleEnds Mon Nov 9
007 First Light Deluxe is $47.99 on Steam — cheaper than the Standard edition, until Mon Nov 9
Here's a funny one, Stringbeans — the fancy edition costs LESS than the plain one! 007 First Light – Deluxe Edition is $47.99 on Steam, down from $79.99 (40% off), while the Standard Edition sits at $69.99 with no discount at all. That's IO Interactive's Bond origin story plus four bonus outfits, a weapon skin and the Gleaming gadget pack — for $22 less than the base game alone. Checked on Steam's US store November 3, in the Weeklong Sale running through Monday, November 9.
WHAT DELUXE ADDSFour outfits (Day of the Dead, Desert Explorer, Silent Anchor and Gentleman Operator), the Agent's Mark weapon skin, and the Gleaming Pack of gadget skins — lighter, earphones, phone and pen.
THE CLOCKThe Weeklong Sale price ends Monday, November 9 at 18:00 UTC (1 p.m. Eastern), per Steam's listing. It is Windows PC on Steam, and an SSD is required.
Steam · Free to KeepFree until Fri Nov 13
Last Gambit is FREE on Steam — add it before Fri Nov 13 and keep it forever
Chess, but make it wonderfully weird, Stringbeans! Last Gambit — the turn-based roguelite where you build your own army from 27 collectible pieces, Unicorns, Griffons, a Phoenix that rises from its ashes and even a Void Queen — is completely free on Steam right now. The developer says it plainly on Steam's own page: the game is free until November 13, and if it is in your library before then, you keep it free forever. On Friday, November 13 it leaves Early Access with version 1.0 and becomes a paid game.
HOW IT WORKSThis is not a 100%-off sale — the game is simply free to add until the switch flips on November 13, when it gets a €4.99 (about $5) price tag. Early claimers keep receiving updates after 1.0, too.
GOOD TO KNOWA branching story mode, online 1v1 and 2v2, same-screen two-player, and it plays on Windows, Mac and Linux — you build your formation yourself, fusing and evolving pieces as you go.
ZA/UM · Release WatchOut today · Tue Nov 3
ZERO PARADES: Director's Cut is OUT TODAY on PS5, Switch 2 & Xbox — $35.99 launch sale on Xbox
Disco Elysium fans, your next obsession lands today! ZERO PARADES: Director's Cut — ZA/UM's espionage RPG about burnt-out operant Hershel Wilk, alias CASCADE, on one last desperate assignment — launches today, Tuesday, November 3, on PS5, Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S. The Xbox Store lists it at $35.99, 10% off the $39.99 list, for launch week. Already own it on PC? The Director's Cut — nearly 40,000 new words, a new encounter and Backstage Mode — arrived as a free update, no extra purchase needed.
LAUNCH SALEThe Xbox Store shows $35.99 (save $4) with the sale ending in 7 days, and it is Xbox Play Anywhere — one purchase covers Xbox and PC. List price is $39.99.
WHAT'S NEWThe Quisach Roundabout encounter, deeper relationships in nearly 40,000 words of new material, Backstage Mode with art-director commentary, and a completed, revised English voice-over.
Rockstar · Release WatchLaunches Thu Nov 19 · Preload Nov 12
Grand Theft Auto VI launches Thu Nov 19 — $79.99, preorders open, preload starts Nov 12
The big one is almost here, Stringbeans! Grand Theft Auto VI launches Thursday, November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S — Jason and Lucia's story across Vice City and the state of Leonida. Preorders are open now: $79.99 Standard, $99.99 for the digital-only Ultimate Edition, and every order placed by November 20 includes the Vintage Vice City Pack. Digital preorders can preload from Thursday, November 12 — and heads up, the boxed edition holds a download code, not a disc. No PC version at launch, and no early access for anyone: everybody starts November 19.
THE EDITIONSStandard ($79.99) is the full game. Ultimate ($99.99, digital only) adds premium vehicles, weapons and apparel woven through the story — the story content itself is the same. Every preorder gets the Vintage Vice City Pack: a '55 Vapid Stanier, the Shore Court garage, and retro outfits and hairstyles.
STAY SAFEOnly preorder through the PlayStation Store, the Xbox Store, Rockstar or a retailer you already trust. There is no early access and no beta — anyone selling either, or offering a discount code, is not selling the real thing.
PlayStation Plus · Monthly GamesClaim Tue Nov 3 – Mon Nov 30
PS Plus November is stacked: Dead Island 2, a Tomb Raider trilogy & Monster Train 2 — claim Nov 3–30
PlayStation Plus members, November is a good one! Sony's Monthly Games from Tuesday, November 3 through Monday, November 30 are Dead Island 2 (PS5 and PS4), Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered (PS5 and PS4 — three full Lara adventures in one download) and Monster Train 2 (PS5 only). Add all three to your library during the window and they stay playable while your subscription is active — any tier counts, Essential included.
LAST CALL TODAYOctober's games — F1 25, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2 — leave the claim list today, Monday, November 2. Grab those first if you have not already, then swap to the new lineup tomorrow.
THREE FOR ONETomb Raider IV–VI packs in The Last Revelation, Chronicles and The Angel of Darkness — and it completes the classic six for members who claimed I–III Remastered on PS Plus earlier this year.
Steam · Franchise SaleEnds Thu Nov 5
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series is $4.99 on Steam (was $49.99) — 90% off until Thu Nov 5
Every season, one tiny price, Stringbeans! The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series — all four seasons, the 400 Days DLC and the Michonne miniseries, over 50 hours of Clementine's story — is $4.99 on Steam, down from $49.99 (90% off), checked November 2. It is part of the Telltale Walking Dead franchise sale running through Thursday, November 5, and Steam players rate it Overwhelmingly Positive.
WHAT'S INSIDEAll four seasons plus 400 Days and Michonne in one package, with the Definitive extras: developer commentary, a music player, character galleries and behind-the-scenes videos.
THE CLOCKThe franchise sale ends Thursday, November 5 — after that, the Definitive Series goes back to $49.99. At $4.99 it matches its lowest price on record.
Xbox Game Pass · Release WatchLaunches Tue Nov 10
Warhammer Survivors charges in Tue Nov 10 — $7.99, day one on Game Pass, free demo out now
Vampire Survivors fans, this one is built for you — literally! Warhammer Survivors, from Auroch Digital (Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun) in partnership with Vampire Survivors creator poncle, launches Tuesday, November 10 for $7.99 — and it is day one on Xbox Game Pass. Pick from over 40 champions from Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar, grab more than 75 weapons, and try to outlast the swarm. Can't wait? A free demo is live on Steam and the Xbox PC app right now.
TRY IT FREE FIRSTThe demo is already out on Steam and the Xbox PC app with two playable champions — and Steam's own page confirms the full game is Steam Deck Verified for launch day.
EVERYWHERE AT ONCEPS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2, PC via Steam and GOG, iOS and Android all launch November 10, with a 10% launch and preorder discount on select platforms.
Aspyr · Release WatchLaunches Tue Nov 10
DreamWorks Shrek 2 Remastered stomps in Tue Nov 10 — $29.99, Steam preorders $26.99
Far Far Away is calling, Stringbeans! Aspyr's DreamWorks Shrek 2 Remastered rebuilds the beloved 2004 co-op adventure with better textures, 4K, remastered cutscenes, a new Photo Mode and Cheat Mode — launching Tuesday, November 10 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, Switch and PC for $29.99. Play solo or with up to three friends, on the couch, online or a mix of both, swapping between Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss in Boots and Gingy along the way.
SAVE BEFORE LAUNCHSteam lists the pre-purchase at $26.99 — 10% off the $29.99 launch price — with that promotion running to Tuesday, November 17. The Xbox Store shows the same preorder cut; on PS5, the discount needs an active PlayStation Plus subscription.
GOOD TO KNOWThis is the console co-op original from 2004, rebuilt — hero-swapping for bosses and puzzles, iconic Far Far Away levels, and an Everyone 10+ rating for fantasy violence and comic mischief.
Steam · Free to KeepFree until Mon Nov 2 · 10 a.m. PT
Asleep: Act 1 is FREE to keep on Steam (was $9.99) — claim it before Monday, Nov 2
One more Halloween scare — and this one is completely free, Stringbeans! Asleep: Act 1, the pixel-art psychological horror adventure set in 1990s Brazil, is free to keep on Steam right now, down from $9.99. Steam's own page says it plainly, checked November 1: free when you get it before Monday, November 2 at 10 a.m. Pacific. Follow Ana Lúcia through her nightmares with only a flashlight and a sketchbook — claim it once and it stays in your library for good.
THE CLOCKThis is a free-to-keep offer, not a free weekend: add it to your account before Monday, November 2 at 10 a.m. Pacific / 1 p.m. Eastern and it is yours permanently. After that it goes back to $9.99.
GOOD TO KNOWAct 1 is the first chapter — Act 2 is out as DLC and the Final Act is on its way. It plays on Windows, Mac and Linux, and Steam players rate it Very Positive.
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GOG · Free to KeepFree until Mon Nov 2 · 9 a.m. ET
A New Beginning: Final Cut is FREE on GOG (was $9.99) — claim it by Monday morning, Nov 2
A thoughtful one for your library, Stringbeans — and it costs nothing! A New Beginning: Final Cut, Daedalic's hand-drawn point-and-click eco-thriller, is free to keep on GOG until Monday, November 2 at 9 a.m. Eastern, down from $9.99. Retired bioengineer Bent Svensson and time traveller Fay team up to stop a climate catastrophe before it happens. Claim it from the giveaway banner on GOG's homepage while you are signed in, and the DRM-free copy — offline installer and all — stays in your GOG library for good.
HOW TO CLAIMSign in on GOG.com, find the giveaway banner on the homepage, and claim it there before Monday, November 2 at 14:00 UTC (9 a.m. Eastern / 6 a.m. Pacific). Do not pay the sale price on the store page — the giveaway banner is the free route.
GOOD TO KNOWGOG copies are DRM-free for Windows and Mac, so you can download the offline installer and keep it without any launcher running in the background.
Xbox Game Pass · Release WatchLaunches Mon Nov 2 · Game Preview
Gravhounds bounds onto Game Pass Mon Nov 2 — co-op dogs, base-building, in Game Preview
Good boys, big guns, hostile planets — Gravhounds arrives Monday, November 2 in Xbox Game Preview, day one on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox Series X|S and PC! This 1-to-4-player co-op action builder from Octopus Panic drops your pack of very good dogs onto alien worlds to build and defend a base, fling things around with gravity tools, and extract with everything you can carry before the swarm arrives. It is Game Preview, so expect an evolving work in progress — and with Xbox Play Anywhere, one copy covers both your Xbox and your PC.
WHO GETS ITGame Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass members play it from launch day, November 2, on Xbox Series X|S and PC. There is no Xbox One version in this lineup.
GOOD TO KNOWGame Preview means the game is still in development and may change — solo players are welcome too, or bring up to three friends and split the building, defending and hauling.
Nintendo Switch 2 · Release WatchLaunches Fri Nov 6
Stellar Blade: Complete Edition lands on Switch 2 Fri Nov 6 — full game on the cartridge, $59.99
Eve is coming to Switch 2, Stringbeans! Stellar Blade: Complete Edition launches Friday, November 6 for Nintendo Switch 2 at $59.99 — and this one puts the full game right on the cartridge. The Complete Edition bundles the NieR: Automata and Goddess of Victory: Nikke crossovers, new cosmetics and in-game boosts for taking on the Naytiba. Want a taste first? A free demo is on the eShop now and your save carries over to the full game, and four free Bayonetta outfits land the same day on Switch 2, PS5 and PC.
TRY IT FREE FIRSTThe eShop demo is live ahead of launch, so you can test Eve's boss fights this weekend and carry your save straight into the full game on Friday.
GOOD TO KNOWShift Up first launched Stellar Blade on PS5 in April 2024 and PC in June 2025 — Switch 2 is its third home, and the physical edition is the real cartridge, not a game-key card.
Steam · Scream FestEnds Mon Nov 2 · 10 a.m. PT
The Quarry is $5.99 on Steam (was $59.99) — 90% off until Monday, Nov 2
One last scare for Halloween night, Stringbeans — and this one plays like a movie you steer! The Quarry, Supermassive's summer-camp slasher, is $5.99 on Steam, down from $59.99 (90% off) in Steam Scream Fest, checked on Steam's own listing October 31. Nine camp counselors, one terrible night, and every choice is yours — but the offer ends Monday, November 2 at 10 a.m. Pacific, so don't let the weekend slip past it.
THE CLOCKScream Fest wraps Monday, November 2 at 10 a.m. Pacific / 1 p.m. Eastern — after that, The Quarry goes back to $59.99.
GOOD TO KNOWThere's a Movie Mode and couch co-op, so the whole room can shout at the screen together. Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck, so plan to play this one on a PC.
Blizzard · Release WatchLaunches Wed Nov 4 · 3 p.m. PT
World of Warcraft: Forever launches Wed Nov 4 — included with your WoW subscription
Azeroth is calling again, Stringbeans — a brand-new one! World of Warcraft: Forever, Blizzard's new permanent home in a reimagined original Azeroth, launches globally on Wednesday, November 4 at 3 p.m. Pacific. The lovely part: access is included with your World of Warcraft Subscription or Game Time — no separate expansion to buy. Want your perfect character name? Early Name Reservation lets you create up to three characters through Tuesday, November 3, and those names carry into launch.
NAME GAMEThe name-reservation window closes Tuesday, November 3 — a day before launch. If you have a beloved character name, this weekend is when to claim it.
GOOD TO KNOWForever sits in the original level 1-to-60 world, set before Molten Core, with new zones and stories. Optional upgrade packs are on the Battle.net Shop, and qualifying packs include Invite-A-Friend codes for launch week, November 4–11.
Coin Crew · Release WatchLaunches Thu Nov 5
Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School opens Thu Nov 5 — open-world escape rooms, day one on Game Pass
Class is almost in session, puzzle fans! Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School launches Thursday, November 5 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC — and it joins Xbox Game Pass on day one. This time the escape rooms live inside an open, explorable campus you wander between puzzles, with local and online co-op from the very start. Can't wait? A free demo is waiting on Steam right now. The stores haven't posted a price yet, so Game Pass is the confirmed day-one way in.
TRY IT FREE FIRSTThe Steam demo is live ahead of launch, so you and a co-op partner can test your escape skills this weekend without spending a thing.
GOOD TO KNOWCoin Crew says two DLC adventures are already in development for after launch. New students are welcome — you don't need to have played the first game.
Epic Games Store · Free SoonFree Thu Nov 5 – Thu Nov 12
Flotsam is FREE on Epic next week — floating city-builder, free Nov 5–12 (usually $24.99)
A cozy one to put on your calendar, Stringbeans! Flotsam — the floating city-builder where you turn ocean garbage into a cheerful little town — is Epic's next weekly freebie: free to claim on PC from Thursday, November 5 at 11 a.m. Eastern until Thursday, November 12, and yours to keep forever once you claim it. It usually sells for $24.99. It is NOT free yet today — it starts the moment Sorry We're Closed (further down this page) ends, so set a reminder and swap one freebie for the next.
SET A REMINDERThe claim window is Thursday, November 5 to Thursday, November 12. Claim the base game once during that week and it stays in your Epic library for good.
BONUS THE SAME WEEKIdle Champions of the Forgotten Realms players who log in through Epic during the same window get Morte's Champions of Renown Pack free, too.
Prime Gaming · Free to KeepClaim by Wed Dec 2
Trash Goblin is FREE to keep for Prime members — cozy trinket shop, claim by Wed Dec 2
Prime members, here is the coziest claim of the season! Trash Goblin — the wholesome little shopkeeping game where you chip the dirt off forgotten trinkets, clean them up, and sell them to a parade of colourful customers — is free to claim through Luna (formerly Prime Gaming) until Wednesday, December 2. It redeems on the Epic Games Store, and once you claim it before the deadline, it is yours to keep. No timers, no fail states — just good vibes and a very tidy goblin shop.
HOW TO CLAIMHead to the Luna claims page with your Prime account, claim Trash Goblin, then redeem it on the Epic Games Store — your Epic account needs to be linked. Its pair this week, the action roguelike Kiborg, is claimable on the same page until December 2 as well.
THE VIBEHundreds of trinkets to uncover, clean, upcycle and sell, 40 characters to meet, and zero pressure — the developers promise no right way to play, just a relaxing little shop to grow.
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Steam · Free to KeepFree until Sat Oct 31
Hexologic is FREE to keep on Steam — claim it before Saturday morning, Oct 31
Need a calm breather between the jump scares, Stringbeans? Hexologic — the lovely Sudoku-style hexagon puzzler — is free to keep on Steam right now, down from $4.99. Steam's own page says it plainly: free when you get it before 10 a.m. Pacific (1 p.m. Eastern) on Saturday, October 31. Claim it once and it stays in your library for good — 90+ gentle levels of number puzzles whenever you want them.
THE DEADLINEThis is the fastest clock on today’s page: the free-to-keep offer ends Saturday, October 31 at 10 a.m. Pacific / 1 p.m. Eastern. After that it goes back to $4.99.
GOOD TO KNOWFree to keep is different from a free weekend — once you claim Hexologic during the window, it is yours permanently, no subscription needed.
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Nintendo eShopEnds Sat Oct 31 · 11:59 p.m. PT
Persona 5 Royal is $17.99 on Switch (was $59.99) — and this sale ends Halloween night
Phantom Thieves, this is your last call! Persona 5 Royal for Nintendo Switch is $17.99, down from $59.99 (70% off) in the eShop's Screaming Deals sale — and Nintendo's sale is the first one to end, on Saturday, October 31 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. It's a 100-hour JRPG masterpiece for under eighteen dollars, checked October 30 — but only if you grab it before Halloween night is over.
WHY IT’S A STEAL$17.99 for one of the best RPGs of the last decade — stylish Tokyo school days by day, palace heists by night, with 40+ pieces of DLC included.
ACT FIRSTEvery other Halloween sale on this page runs to November 2 or later. This one dies Halloween night — if you only buy one thing today, buy this one first.
Steam · PS5 · XboxEnds Tue Nov 3
Resident Evil 4 remake is $9.99 (was $39.99) — 75% off, same price on Steam, PS5 & Xbox
Halloween weekend deserves a classic scare, Stringbeans — and they don't come more classic than this! The Resident Evil 4 remake is $9.99, down from $39.99 (75% off), and it's the same ten dollars on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox, rechecked on every store October 30. Leon's village rescue mission, rebuilt and gorgeous — Steam's offer runs through Tuesday, November 3, so you have the whole spooky weekend to decide.
SAME PRICE EVERYWHERENo platform math needed: $9.99 on Steam, PS5 and Xbox alike. Resident Evil 2 ($7.99) and Village ($9.99) are discounted in the same sales if you want the full set.
THE CLOCKSSteam Scream Fest wraps Monday, November 2, and the Resident Evil series discounts run a day longer on Steam, to November 3 — don’t drift past Tuesday.
Epic Games Store · FreeFree until Thu Nov 5
Sorry We're Closed is FREE on Epic this week — claim it by Thu Nov 5 and keep it forever
Free is our favorite price, Stringbeans! Epic's weekly giveaway is Sorry We're Closed, a neon-soaked survival horror story about demons, angels, and one very brave Londoner named Michelle — free to claim on PC until Thursday, November 5 at 11 a.m. Eastern, down from $24.99. Claim the base game once during the window and it lives in your Epic library forever, long after the giveaway ends.
HOW TO CLAIMSign in to the Epic Games Store, open the game’s page, tap Get and finish the $0 checkout. Pick the base game — the Deluxe extras are paid add-ons, not part of the freebie.
SPOOKY PERFECTFixed-camera exploring, arcade-style shooting, and Michelle’s Third Eye to peek between worlds — a Halloween-week treat that costs exactly nothing.
Atari · Release WatchLaunches Tue Nov 3
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered stomps in Tue Nov 3 — $29.99, preorders open
The King of the Monsters is coming back to the arena! Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered launches Tuesday, November 3 — Godzilla Day itself — for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 and PC, at $29.99. The original Pipeworks team and Atari rebuilt the beloved 2002 GameCube brawler with fresh visuals, 12 playable kaiju, 8 city-smashing locations, and brand-new online multiplayer. Preorders are open now.
WHAT’S NEWOnline multiplayer joins the local couch battles for the first time, plus an improved unlock system — pick your monster, flatten a skyline, throw a skyscraper or two.
GOOD TO KNOWNintendo’s own store listing confirms the November 3 date for Switch 2. The standard edition is $29.99 — that’s the fair list price to pay.
NintendoOut today · Oct 29
The Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 is OUT TODAY — Triforce dock, green Joy-Con, $519.99
Forty years of Zelda, Stringbeans — and Nintendo is celebrating with the prettiest console it has ever made! The Switch 2 – The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Edition is out today, with a gold-and-black Triforce dock, deep-green Joy-Con, and the Hyrule crest worked into every corner. It's $519.99 at the Nintendo Store and major retailers, with one-per-customer limits to keep the scalpers honest — so pay the list price, never a reseller markup, and this beauty is yours at the fair price.
THE PRICE TO PAY$519.99 is the one and only list price. If a marketplace listing asks for more, that's a reseller markup — walk away, wait for the next restock wave, and let the one-per-customer limits do their work.
GOOD TO KNOWThe console lands one week before the Ocarina of Time remake (Nov 5) — and today's matching Pro Controller, further down this page, completes the set.
NintendoLaunches Thu Nov 5
Ocarina of Time, rebuilt from scratch — launches Thu Nov 5, and you play the ocarina by humming
The game that defined a generation is coming home, rebuilt from the ground up! The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launches Thursday, November 5 for Switch 2 — overhauled visuals, fully voiced cutscenes, a sweeping orchestral score, and friendlier new jump and camera controls. And the sweetest trick of all: you play the ocarina by humming into the Switch 2 microphone. Digital is $59.99, physical is $69.99, preorders are open now — and the first print run of the physical edition comes in special textured-foil packaging, while supplies last.
PREORDER PICKWant the textured-foil packaging? Preorder the physical edition — the foil treatment is a first-print-run extra, and when that run is gone, it's gone.
HUM TO PLAYYes, really — the Switch 2's built-in microphone listens for your humming to play the ocarina's melodies. Quiet-room players, you have been warned (affectionately).
Launch EventsNov 4–5
Midnight launch parties for Ocarina of Time — Nintendo SF & NY, plus Best Buy
Want your copy the minute it exists? Nintendo is throwing midnight launch parties for the Ocarina of Time remake! The San Francisco store hosts its event Wednesday, November 4, 9–11 p.m. PT, and Nintendo New York follows Thursday, November 5, 12–2 a.m. ET. Nintendo's own stores require a Warp Pipe Pass (registration opened October 26), keep it to one copy per person, and include a free gift with purchase while supplies last. Prefer your own neighborhood? Best Buy and other major retailers are running midnight events of their own, with limited stock.
BEFORE YOU GONintendo's stores are Warp Pipe Pass only for these events — registration opened October 26, so check your pass before you make the trip. One copy per person, no exceptions.
GOOD TO KNOWEvery midnight event is limited-stock, and the free gift with purchase is while supplies last — so the early line really does get the worm.
NintendoOut today · Oct 29
The 40th Anniversary Pro Controller is out today — the $99.99 way to get the Triforce look
Can't swing a whole second console? The anniversary look still fits the budget, Stringbeans! The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Pro Controller — gold Triforce faceplate, deep-green grip — is out today for $99.99, and the matching Triforce carrying case launches alongside it. It's the budget-friendly way to hold a piece of the 40th celebration in your hands every game night — no second console required.
GOOD TO KNOWAt $99.99 you're paying the anniversary edition's list price — if a seller wants more than that, it's a markup, not a going rate.
PAIRS WITHThe Triforce carrying case launches today too — and the anniversary console is right at the top of this page, if you're going all in.
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