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Being a PC gamer can be an expensive business. You spend hundreds on your hardware and then you have to buy the games to play. So, how do you reduce the cost?
乙 eing一个PC游戏玩家可以是一个昂贵的业务。 您在硬件上花费了数百美元，然后必须购买游戏才能玩。 那么，如何降低成本呢？
With PC games retailing for between $30 and $100, PC gaming can be an expensive hobby. Especially if, like me, you have a gang of grandkids also into PC gaming.
由于PC游戏的零售价在30美元到100美元之间，因此PC游戏可能是一项昂贵的嗜好。 尤其是像我一样，如果您有一帮孙辈也涉足PC游戏。
So, I set out to find cheap and free games that wouldn’t need me to become a pirate or to drop the quality of the games I play. On my journey, I found a surprising number of sources of cheap and free games that are there just a click away.
因此，我着手寻找廉价和免费的游戏，这些游戏并不需要我成为海盗或降低游戏质量。 在旅途中，我发现了数量惊人的廉价和免费游戏资源，只需单击一下即可。
Over the last couple of years, there has been a war raging between the major publishers. They are fighting over where you get to buy and download your games. As I write this, there is a massive legal battle between Epic and Apple over how much you pay each of them to buy Fortnite in-game items. Epic wants all the money and Apple wants a 30% cut. It has just resulted in Epic’s Fortnite game being booted from the Apple platform.
在过去的几年中，主要发行商之间爆发了战争。 他们在为您购买和下载游戏的位置而战。 在我撰写本文时，Epic和Apple之间就您为购买Fortnite游戏内物品支付的费用进行了大规模的法律斗争。 Epic希望获得所有收益，而Apple希望削减30％。 这就导致Epic的Fortnite游戏从Apple平台启动。
The good news for us PC gamers is these publishers are now falling over themselves to get our business. Some have resorted to regularly giving away free PC games! Most of these are slightly older, evergreen, games, or games from smaller independent publishers. However, there are some real hidden gems to be found along the way.
对我们PC游戏玩家而言，好消息是这些发行商现在为获得我们的业务而自食其果。 有些人求助于定期赠送免费的PC游戏！ 其中大多数是稍旧的，常绿的游戏或较小的独立发行商的游戏。 但是，在此过程中会发现一些真正的隐藏宝石。
These free game offers can appear and vanish in as little as 24 hours, so it is important to sign up to their newsletters, so you are automatically notified when they happen.
这些免费游戏优惠可在短短24小时之内显示和消失，因此注册他们的新闻通讯很重要，这样当它们发生时会自动通知您。
If you see a game you only slightly fancy playing, I suggest you order them, regardless. You don’t have to download or install the game there and then, but if you order them, they will be ready for you when you fancy them again.
如果您看到的游戏只是花哨的玩法，无论如何，我建议您订购它们。 您不必先在此处下载或安装游戏，但是如果您订购了它们，那么当您再次喜欢它们时，它们将为您准备就绪。
The main platforms we will look at here are Epic, Uplay, Origin, and Steam. There are far more platforms out there, these are just the main ones. To access the games they offer, you will need to download and install a small branded game launcher first.
我们将看看这里的主要平台是史诗，uPlay公司，起源和蒸汽。 有更多的平台，这些只是主要的平台。 要访问他们提供的游戏，您需要首先下载并安装小型品牌游戏启动器。
By far, this is my favorite platform for free PC games. I have had an Epic Games Store account for just over a year and in that short time, I have acquired over $850 of games.
到目前为止，这是我最喜欢的免费PC游戏平台。 我拥有Epic Games Store帐户仅一年多了，在那短时间内，我已经购买了超过850美元的游戏。
These include Sid Meier’s Civilization 4, Grand Theft Auto V (Premium Edition), Badlands 2 (The Handsome Collection), World War Z, and Ark Survival Evolved. All premium, slightly old, but evergreen games.
其中包括Sid Meier的《文明4》 ， 《侠盗猎车手V》 (高级版)，《 荒地2》(《英俊收藏》) ，《 第二次世界大战》和《 方舟生存进化》 。 所有高级游戏，有些古老，但常绿。
These are just some of the free games that they offered that I fancied playing. If I had bothered to download every free game they offered, I would now have a free game collection worth well over $2,000.
这些只是他们提供的一些我喜欢玩的免费游戏。 如果我不愿下载他们提供的所有免费游戏，那么我现在将拥有价值超过2,000美元的免费游戏收藏。
Unlike other platforms, the Epic Games Store is not tied to a single game developer. So, they can call on a much wider selection of games to give away.
与其他平台不同，Epic Games Store不与单个游戏开发商绑定。 因此，他们可以要求提供更多可供选择的游戏。
The Uplay Store is not the biggest provider of free PC games, but when it gives away free games, they are normally top quality.
Uplay商店不是最大的免费PC游戏提供商，但是当它赠送免费游戏时，它们通常是最高质量的。
Some games I have had for free include Watch Dogs, The Crew, Far Cry 3, and a handful of Assassin’s Creed games. At the time of writing this, they are giving away a free copy of the brilliant Tom Clancy’s The Division.
我免费玩的一些游戏包括《 看门狗》 ， 《船员》 ，《 孤岛惊魂3》和一些刺客信条游戏。 在撰写本文时，他们将免费赠送出色的汤姆·克兰西的《 The Division》 。
The downside of the Uplay Store is that it is limited to games from Ubisoft, so you might find the choice limited.
Uplay商店的不利之处在于，它仅限于Ubisoft的游戏，因此您可能会发现选择有限。
Of the 3 platforms looked at here, this is the one that gives away the least amount of games. As Origin is the platform of EA Games, it is probably not much of a surprise. Origin used to have an “On The House” section that gave away games regularly. However, that was dropped in 2018 and free games have been in short supply ever since.
在这里查看的3个平台中，这是分发最少游戏数量的平台。 由于Origin是EA Games的平台，因此可能不足为奇。 Origin以前有一个“ On The House”部分，该部分会定期分发游戏。 然而，这在2018年有所下降，自那时以来免费游戏一直供不应求。
Although I have not had a lot of luck getting free games out of Origin, Origin is still worth keeping an eye on. The competition between gaming platforms could force EA to reconsider and include more free games. Plus, it occasionally has special offers that hard to ignore.
虽然我没有很多运气可以从Origin获得免费游戏，但是Origin仍然值得关注。 游戏平台之间的竞争可能迫使EA重新考虑并包括更多免费游戏。 另外，它偶尔会提供一些难以忽视的特殊优惠。
I believe that they have stopped giving games away, to force more people into their subscription service. Just a theory, though.
我相信他们已经停止提供游戏了，以迫使更多的人加入他们的订阅服务。 只是一个理论而已。
Steam can also be a good sauce of free games, but it can be very random. Unless Steam is holding one of their famous sales, it is up to individual game developers to offer their games for free.
Steam也可以是免费游戏的绝佳佐料，但它可能是非常随机的。 除非Steam拥有其著名的销售产品之一，否则游戏开发商必须免费提供游戏。
Giveaways happen regularly, but the quality of the games given away will vary, as will the frequency of the giveaways. On Steam, giveaways are driven by the marketing needs of the game developers themselves. So, the ‘Specials’ section of the Steam store is well worth a regular visit.
赠品定期发生，但赠品的游戏质量和赠品的频率会有所不同。 在Steam上，赠品由游戏开发人员本身的营销需求驱动。 因此，Steam商店的“特色菜”部分非常值得定期访问。
While not free, game subscription services are a great way to get more bang for your buck. They are gaming’s equivalent to Netflix.
虽然不是免费的，但游戏订阅服务却是获得更多收益的好方法。 它们等同于Netflix。
For $14.99 (or less) you can access over 100 high-quality games for a month, which is a bargain if you usually spend $50 for a single game.
只需14.99美元(或更少)，您就可以在一个月内访问100多种高质量游戏，如果您通常单场花费50美元，这是很划算的。
Like Netflix, you only get access to the games while your subscription is live. If you stop paying, the gaming stops. However, for your subscription, you get access to a collection of 100+ games that regularly gets updated with new games.
与Netflix一样，您只有在订阅生效后才能访问游戏。 如果您停止付款，游戏将停止。 但是，对于您的订阅，您可以访问定期与新游戏一起更新的100多种游戏。
There are 3 main subscription services available to the PC gamer.
PC游戏玩家可以使用3种主要订阅服务。
EA’s Play service, Microsoft’s Game Pass service, and Ubisoft’s UPlay+. The beauty is you don’t have to be loyal to any of them. If you fancy playing FIFA subscribe to EA Play for a month or two. If you then fancy playing Gears of War, cancel your EA Play subscription and take out a Microsoft Game Pass subscription instead. Swap back and forth as you need.
EA的Play服务，Microsoft的Game Pass服务以及Ubisoft的UPlay +。 美丽之处在于您不必忠于任何一个。 如果您喜欢玩FIFA，请订阅EA Play一两个月。 如果您随后喜欢玩《 战争机器》 ，请取消您的EA Play订阅，然后取消Microsoft Game Pass订阅。 根据需要来回交换。
I have a note of caution and a theory about the future of game subscriptions, though. Some of these platforms split their subscriptions into more expensive multi-tiered subscriptions.
不过，我有一些注意事项，也有关于游戏订阅未来的理论。 这些平台中的一些将其订阅分成更昂贵的多层订阅。
One, lower-priced, tier will give you access to games over 6 months old. Another higher-priced, premium tier will give you access to brand new games. EA’s catalog is so big they could, in theory, offer a sports subscription alongside a shooter subscription.
一种较低的价格层将使您可以使用6个月以上的游戏。 另一个价格较高的高级级别将使您可以使用全新的游戏。 从理论上讲，EA的产品目录如此之大，以至于他们可以提供体育订阅和射手订阅。
EA offers two subscription levels. EA Play costs $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, while EA Play Pro costs $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year.
EA提供两种订阅级别。 EA Play每月收费4.99美元，或每年29.99美元，而EA Play Pro每月收费14.99美元，或每年99.99美元。
The lower-priced EA Play offers the same games as the more expensive EA Play Pro, however it limits you to just 10 hours of gameplay a month. I struggle to see the purpose of this subscription. Most gamers, who would consider a subscription to be good value, would burn through 10 hours of gameplay in a single weekend.
价格较低的EA Play提供的游戏与价格更昂贵的EA Play Pro相同，但一个月的游戏时间限制为10个小时。 我很难看到此订阅的目的。 大多数认为订阅价值高的游戏玩家会在单个周末消耗10个小时的游戏时间。
The games on offer include Battlefield, Battlefront, Need For Speed, Mirrors Edge, Plants vs Zombies, Rocket Arena, The Sims, Mass Effect, FIFA, Madden, Anthem, Dead Space, and Titanfall. In most cases, each game’s sequels are also included. So, you will get all the Battlefield and Battlefront games as well.
提供的游戏包括《 战地风云》 ， 《 战地风云》 ， 《 极品飞车》 ，《 镜之边缘》 ，《 植物大战僵尸》 ，《 火箭竞技场》 ， 《模拟人生》 ，《 质量效应》 ，《 FIFA》 ，《 疯狂》 ，《 国歌》 ， 《死亡空间 》和《 泰坦陨落》 。 在大多数情况下，每个游戏的续集也包括在内。 因此，您还将获得所有《 战地风云》和《 战地风云 》游戏。
Other benefits of the subscriptions are a 10% discount on digital purchases, and you will get demos of new games 5 days before they come out.
订阅的其他好处是数字购买可享受10％的折扣，并且您可以在新游戏发布前5天获得演示。
Games available are limited to games produced by EA, which is not much of a hardship as EA has a massive catalog of games covering most genres.
可用的游戏仅限于由 EA并不是什么难事，因为EA拥有涵盖大多数类型的大量游戏目录。
The Microsoft Games Pass easily offers the greatest value at $4.99 a month, for access to 100 curated games.
Microsoft Games Pass可以轻松提供最大的价值，每月仅需$ 4.99，即可访问100个精选游戏。
Some highlights of the games available include Gears of War, Minecraft Dungeons, No Man’s Sky, The Outer Worlds, My Friend Pedro, Ark Survival Evolved, Sea of Thieves, Dead by Daylight, Grounded, Hello Neighbour, and World War Z.
可用的游戏亮点包括： 战争机器 ， Minecraft地下城 ， 无人天空 ， 外部世界 ， 我的朋友佩德罗 ， 方舟生存进化 ， 盗贼 之 海， 日光下的死者 ， 着陆的 ， 你好邻居和世界大战Z。
Microsoft describes this subscription as still being in Beta, so it may see considerable changes in the future, or it may vanish altogether.
Microsoft将该订阅描述为仍处于Beta版，因此它可能会在将来发生重大变化，或者可能完全消失。
If you own an Xbox, consider Microsoft’s Ultimate Game Pass for $14.99 a month. It includes Game Pass for PC, Game Pass for Xbox, and later this year it will include streaming Xbox games to your phone through xCloud!
如果您拥有Xbox，请考虑以每月14.99美元的价格购买Microsoft的Ultimate Game Pass。 它包括游戏通行证 PC版， Xbox游戏通行证，以及今年晚些时候将包括通过xCloud将Xbox游戏流式传输到您的手机！
The Game Pass is the most “Netflix” like service of the three by far. It includes 100 curated games from a wide range of game developers. Each month some older games drop off and newer games replace them.
到目前为止，“游戏通行证”是最类似于“ Netflix”的服务。 它包括来自各种游戏开发商的100种精选游戏。 每个月都会有一些旧游戏下架，而新游戏会取代它们。
If you are a fan of Ubisoft game franchise like Assassin’s Creed or Watch Dogs, the $14.99 a month UPlay+ subscription is a great value. If you are not a fan of their main franchises, their subscription becomes less attractive.
如果您是像《 刺客信条》或《 看门狗》这样的育碧游戏特许经营者的粉丝，那么每月14.99美元的UPlay +订阅费用是物超所值的。 如果您不喜欢他们的主要特许经营权，那么对他们的认购就没有那么吸引人了。
Highlights from their game collection include Assassins Creed, Far Cry, Heroes, Rayman, Settlers, Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, Watch Dogs, Splinter Cell, Anno, and Division. Sequels to most of the games are also included.
他们的游戏收藏中的亮点包括《 刺客信条》 ，《 孤岛惊魂》 ，《 英雄》 ，《 雷曼》 ，《 定居者》 ，《 幽灵行动》 ，《 彩虹六号》 ，《 看门狗》 ，《 分裂细胞》 ，《 安诺》和《 分裂》 。 还包括大多数游戏的续集。
UPlay+ is limited to games from Ubisoft, so apart from their main franchises, there is very little to offer regular gamers. It is a subscription you take out for one month and then cancel again, just so you can get a quick hit of Assassins Creed or Far Cry.
UPlay +仅限于Ubisoft提供的游戏，因此，除了其主要特许经营权外，几乎没有其他产品可供普通游戏玩家使用。 您需要先订阅一个月，然后再取消一次，这样您才能快速获得刺客信条或孤岛惊魂 。
There is a growing number of free games available directly from their developers. They range from complete rubbish through to some exceptionally good ones (Fortnite, Apex Legends, Call of Duty Warzone, DOTA, and World of Tanks).
直接来自其开发者的免费游戏越来越多。 它们的范围从完全的垃圾到一些特别出色的垃圾( Fortnite ， Apex Legends ， 使命召唤战区 ， DOTA和《坦克世界》 )。
However, there is no such thing as a free lunch!
但是，没有免费的午餐！
Every free game is a commercial venture, which means it needs to make money. So, how do they do that when the game is free? The simple answer is they spend all your playtime trying to get you to spend money. They use three main methods for this;
每个免费游戏都是商业投资，这意味着它需要赚钱。 那么，当游戏免费时，他们该怎么做呢？ 简单的答案是，他们会花所有的娱乐时间来尝试让您花钱。 为此，他们使用三种主要方法。
Micro-transactions for in-game items (guns, skins, etc) 游戏中物品(枪支，皮肤等)的微交易 Skills locked down until a subscription is taken out 技能锁定，直到取消订阅 Game areas and game types locked until access is paid for (season passes) 锁定游戏区域和游戏类型，直到获得付费(季节通行证)为止Most game developers have been clever and balanced their games in such a way to ensure that people can’t “pay to win.” If you play these games, your skills should count as much as someone’s who has paid for all the game’s content.
大多数游戏开发人员都很聪明，并以确保人们不会“为胜利而付出”的方式平衡游戏。 如果您玩这些游戏，您的技能应与为所有游戏内容付费的人一样多。
Most games are also very playable without paying for anything, ever — however, you may feel you are missing out on some of the experience the game offers.
大多数游戏也很容易上手，而且无需支付任何费用-但是，您可能会觉得自己错过了游戏所提供的某些体验。
Photo by Fazly Shah on Unsplash. Fazly Shah在 Unsplash上的 照片 。It is possible to get a lot of gaming for your buck or even for free if you know where to look and have enough patience.
如果您知道在哪里看并且有足够的耐心，就可以花很多钱甚至免费获得很多游戏。
If you are not on Reddit, I recommend signing up and joining the r/GameDeals subreddit. Brand new deals and free games offers are listed here constantly. Here you will find offers from Humble Bundle, Twitch, Steam, GOG, Origin, Epic Games, Microsoft, and many others. If you are not into receiving endless offer emails, this is the only site you need to watch.
如果您不在Reddit上，建议您注册并加入r / GameDeals subreddit。 不断列出新的优惠和免费游戏优惠。 在这里，您可以找到Humble Bundle，Twitch，Steam，GOG，Origin，Epic Games，Microsoft等提供的优惠。 如果您不希望收到无休止的报价电子邮件，那么这是您唯一需要观看的网站。
You may not get today’s AAA titles for free or at a cutdown price, but if you are patient, they will eventually go on offer or become free at some point.
您可能无法免费或以降价获得今天的AAA称号，但是如果您有耐心，它们最终会在某些时候提供或变得免费。
You may not be able to afford one of today’s triple-A titles, but for less than half their cost you can access hundreds of others.
您可能买不起当今的AAA级游戏，但是花费不到其一半的价格，您就可以使用数百种其他游戏。
Cover image by Florian Olivo on Unsplash. This story was originally published on the author’s personal blog. It has been revised and re-published at SUPERJUMP with permission. 封面图片由 Florian Olivo在 Unsplash上 拍摄 。 这个故事最初发表在作者的 个人博客上 。 经许可，它已在SUPERJUMP上进行了修订和重新发布。翻译自: https://medium.com/super-jump/how-to-get-cheap-and-free-pc-games-without-breaking-the-law-1813884a241a
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