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An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Added 'No Bullets' styles for the Tsar Platinum, Siberian Sweater, Heavy Metal, and Bigger Mann on Campus
  
• Updated the Tsar Platinum to fix some clipping issues when using the 'No Bullets' style
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  
• Updated pl_citadel
  • Further adjustments to payload collision
    
  • Adjusted cover near first checkpoint gate
    
  • Made drawbridge less prone to crushing players while opening
    
  • Fixed some projectiles colliding with the bounding box of func_brush entities
    
  • Fixed an exploit that allowed buildings to be placed under terrain
    
  • Fixed an exploit that allowed BLU players to enter RED spawn
    
  • Improved navmesh (community fix from Koi)
    
  • Visual fixes and adjustments
    
  • Clipping adjustments
• Updated cp_gravelpit_snowy
  • Enabled radial fog
    
  • Repositioned weather particles
    
  • Adjusted holiday events
    
  • Fixed displacement seams
    
  • Fixed footstep sounds on clipping brushes
• Updated pl_aquarius
  • Fixed underwater speed boost conflicting with several item effects
    
  • Fixed some cases where players could get stuck in payload lifts
    
  • Fixed case where Megalodon could eat the payload without final being capped (Thanks Chaos!)
    
  • Adjusted layout of catwalk area over A to improve flow and navigation
    
  • Full ammo on B reduced to medium
    
  • Slightly raised rubber catwalk over C lift
    
  • Blocked dead end cubby near point C
    
  • D shortcut platform given short barrier and easier pipe jump

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• Go to the store page
• Click the GET button
• Verify the game is free

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hidden-folks-239d16
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/totally-reliable-delivery-service

Free till August 21, 15:00 UTC.

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Fanatical is giving away free Steam keys for Summer in Mara.

Link[www.fanatical.com]

Details:
- Linked Fanatical account with e-mail opt-in required
- Offer good until August 13 or until they run out (ACT FAST).
- Steam Store page

LH
I don't really need more reminders that it is Summer. The temperature is doing that just fine.

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"Summer in Mara" is free on Fanatical until it’s out of stock or until August 14, 2025, at 1:00 AM. To claim it, create or log in to a Fanatical account, link your non-limited Steam account, and note that country restrictions apply. There are no key restrictions.

https://www.fanatical.com/game/summer-in-mara?ref=gfg

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• Offer valid from: 2025-08-07 18:02
• Offer valid to: 2025-11-05 00:00
  
  About the game (Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete*):
  
  • Ratings: Metacritic 90%
  • Release date: 2006-10-25
  • Recommended price (Steam): 4.99 EUR
  • Description: Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
  • Genres: Strategy
  
  * Any information about the offer is automatically grabbed and may in rare cases not match the correct game.
  

Claim it now for free on Amazon Prime.

Source: Amazon Prime, Seen first: 2025-08-07 18:02:37, Generated by LootScraper

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• Offer valid from: 2025-08-07 18:02
• Offer valid to: 2025-09-10 00:00
  
  About the game (Thief*):
  
  • Ratings: Metacritic 70% / Steam 75% (7/10, 16050 recommendations) / IGDB Meta 63% (17 sources) / IGDB User 70% (282 sources)
  • Release date: 2014-02-25
  • Recommended price (Steam): 19.99 EUR
  • Description: There is a rising tide of fear in The City. Hatred saturates every stone and whilst the rich prosper, the less fortunate face misery and repression. Ravaged with sickness and famine, they wait for something to change. Into this shadowy world steps Garrett, THE master thief in Thief, a reinvention of a franchise that helped define an entire genre of games. This first-person adventure features intelligent design that allows players to take full control, with freedom to choose their path through the game's levels and how they approach and overcome each challenge.
  • Genres: Action, Adventure
  
  * Any information about the offer is automatically grabbed and may in rare cases not match the correct game.
  

Claim it now for free on Amazon Prime.

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• Offer valid from: 2025-08-07 18:03
• Offer valid to: 2025-11-05 00:00
  
  About the game (The Academy: The First Riddle*):
  
  • Ratings: IGDB Meta 78% (2 sources)
  • Release date: 2020-06-19
  • Recommended price (Steam): 7.79 EUR
  • Description: The Academy is a puzzle-packed adventure set in a school filled with mystery. Leave your mark on Arbor's Academy and find out why it only welcomes the best and the brightest.
  • Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
  
  * Any information about the offer is automatically grabbed and may in rare cases not match the correct game.
  

Claim it now for free on Amazon Prime.

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An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Added 'No Bullets' style for the Heavy Tourism, the Combat Casual, the Sleeveless in Siberia, and the Siberian Tigerstripe
  
• Fixed point_camera transmit state in multiplayer (GitHub fix from ficool2)
  
• Fixed CVoiceStatus::UpdateServerState not sending the correct vban state from the client (GitHub fix from FlaminSarge)
  
• Updated the Team Cap to fix some clipping problems
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  
• Updated cp_fortezza
  • Managed problematic sniper sightline on point A
• Updated koth_boardwalk
  • Fixed a missing window in Mad Manor
    
  • Restored missing signage along the shoreline boardwalk
    
  • Fixed the funhouse mirrors breaking under extreme circumstances

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• Go to the store page
• Click the GET button
• Verify the game is free

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/112-operator-f34b0b

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/road-redemption-ce16fb

Free till August 14 15:00 UTC.

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https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/112-operator-f34b0b
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/road-redemption-cel6fb

Free till 14th August 2025.

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2543510
Free till August 8.

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Cause chaos on the streets or respond to it with this weeks two Epic freebies Road Redemption and 112 Operator.

Road Redemption Link[store.epicgames.com]
112 Operator Link[store.epicgames.com]

Details:

- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through August 14, 1500 GMT
- Road Redemption Steam store page for evaluation.
- 112 Operator Steam store page for evaluation.

Next week, Hidden Folk -and- a repeat of Totally Reliable Delivery Service

LH
I know I ask every time but do I need to have played all 111 previous Operator games to understand this one?

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GUNTOUCHABLES is a Steam launch day freebie. For the next 20 hours you can claim it from the store and get in on the ground floor of the co-op madness.

Link (until August 8, 0900 GMT)

Tango Uniform Bravo was awake when this shot went off. Thanks!

LH
They pull a KNIFETOUCHABLE, you pull a GUNTOUCHABLE... that's the Chicago way.

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• Offer valid from: 2025-07-31 18:00
• Offer valid to: 2025-10-29 00:00
  
  About the game (Heroes of Loot*):
  
  • Ratings: IGDB Meta 81% (3 sources) / IGDB User 50% (2 sources)
  • Release date: 2013-09-04
  • Recommended price (Steam): 4.99 EUR
  • Description: Heroes of Loot combines the action of twin-stick shooters with the dungeon crawling of rogue-likes. You'll find yourself in the middle of hordes of ghosts, skulls, cyclops, critters and much more… Survive using quick reflexes, level up to improve your weapon, and if you have time complete some quests for extra loot and upgrades.
  • Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG
  
  * Any information about the offer is automatically grabbed and may in rare cases not match the correct game.
  

Claim it now for free on Amazon Prime.

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An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Added 'No Bullets' styles for the Brute's Braces and the Hunter Heavy to support the new 'bullets' bodygroup
  
• Updated cp_fulgur
  • Added an extra dropdown path between B and C
    
  • Fixed particle manifest naming
• Updated cp_fortezza
  • Managed sniper sightlines on last
    
  • Added new cover object to first point
    
  • Improved clipping in areas
• Updated koth_demolition
  • Fixed a prop on the RED helipad building being inside a wall
    
  • Fixed two props missing particle effect on the helipad buildings
    
  • Fixed a small bug with the shortcuts where sometimes they stayed closed after players exited them even when other players were on the trigger
    
  • Fixed nav mesh (thanks Katsu for editing it)
    
  • Added missing spectator cameras around the map
    
  • Added the "evil deer" on the boat hanging above the sea, do not touch it
    
  • Raised the water kill trigger slightly
    
  • Changed the type of the water kill trigger from drown to fall so it displays the message "
    fell to a clumsy and painful death"
    • Reduced the damage of the water kill trigger from 9999 to 2000 to avoid issues with physic objects

• • Notes missed from the previous update:
    • Fixed the Taunt: Bear Hug not always playing the correct animations

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An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:

• Added missing Engineer audio for the Taunt: The Final Score
  
• Fixed an issue with props and team colors when taunting with Australium weapons
  
• Updated the Le Morne Uniforme to fix some clipping problems
  
• Updated the Kapitan's Kaftan to hide the Heavy's bullets
  
• Updated the Fully Charged and Overcharged Unusual effects to fix a refraction bug
  
• Updated the Esprit De Corps to improve the rigging
  
• Updated the Blindin' Bonnett and Shady Shelby to adjust their team colors
  
• Updated/Added some tournament medals
  
• Updated the Fat Friar
  • Improved rig
    
  • Adjusted mesh to compensate for lack of bullets bodygroup
    
  • Removed misplaced ambient occlusion and light generators from the texture
    
  • Removed normal map artifacts
    
  • Updated backpack icon to represent above changes
• Updated pl_citadel
  • Adjusted payload collision
    
  • Reduced radius of payload spawn exit explosion
    
  • Updated various decorative particles to not render on low graphics settings
• Updated pl_odyssey
  • Added 60 seconds to the round timer when the final control point is activated
    
  • Fixed some projectiles colliding with the bounding box of func_brush entities
    
  • Visual fixes and adjustments
• Updated koth_blowout
  • Added Experimental Cage around the maps central Blowout Preventer
    • This change aims to make the cover around the point feel more consistent and prevents players from shooting through small gaps or from behind unfair cover
  • Improved Optimization
    
  • Fixed kill trigger delay in finale sequence
    
  • Fixed some Unintended Sightlines
    
  • Improved Detailing and Visual Clarity in some areas
• Updated koth_boardwalk
  • Fixed being able to smuggle enemy Spies into spawn
    
  • Reduced ambient soundscape music
    
  • Added new voice lines for the Barker
    
  • Fixed a visible hall-of-mirrors error in the water by the Sawmill of Love
    
  • Fixed visible nodraw under the shoreline boardwalk
• Updated cp_cargo
  • Added bullet block to prevent Red from being able to shoot into blue spawn
    
  • Added bullet block to the last point wires
    
  • Fixed the setupgoal text
    
  • Extended the fence next to red spawn slightly
• Updated cp_fortezza
  • Added more cover to Last
    
  • Added defensive hold for Engineer's holding valley between A and B
    
  • Rebalanced pickups in some areas
    
  • Lighting improvements
    
  • Reduced file size of the map
• Updated koth_demolition
  • Replaced pillars under the crane using the red texture with ones using the yellow texture
    
  • Fixed the HDR to allow so lights aren't super bright
    
  • Replaced the helicopters with ones not using the Yeti Park logo
    
  • Replaced the Coaltown frames with new ones using newspapers talking about story of the oilrig
    
  • Added a decal showing the oilrig name (Fort Water Rig No. 2) next to the spawns
    
  • Updated the luxel scale in multiple places of the map
    
  • Replaced old blockbullets with new blockbullets for better footsteps sfx
    
  • Replaced the health and ammo pack stands with new ones, metal for outdoors and wooden for indoors
    
  • Added a mini ammo on the furnace rooms
    
  • Added new clipping on top of the furnace rooms to avoid demos and soldiers spamming the point from far away
    
  • Improved the clipping on the spawn platforms to not allow stickies to stick mid air
    
  • Added a wooden sign pointing to the shortcut and long path
    
  • Added new signs that toggle depending on the state of the shortcut to help players navigate the map
    
  • Reworked the art pass inside the helipad platform
    
  • Added a new catwalk behind the furnace buildings to give players more routes on the map
    
  • Adjusted the stairs inside the office building
    
  • Clipped the open window inside the office building so demos can lob pipes through it
    
  • Moved a prop on BLU spawn to prevent it from clipping inside a floor light
    
  • Changed the lights on the shortcuts to be more vibrant and have better illumination and fading

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Sometimes when we try to do announcements, Steam prevents them from showing up in people's activity feed. The full text still goes into the discussion thread titled "Official FGF Announcement Notifications" (subscribe there to get green notification flags when we post).

If you didn't get GOG related news from us yesterday, you might want to go read the most recent entry in that thread.

LH
Not risking a link. You know how to get there.

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You have three days (until Steam Dawn on the 4th) to claim a pair of free games in the Steam Store.

DRACOMATON Link

Kitchen Wars Link

Eoun doubled these up for us. Thanks!

LH
Spend August in a kitchen? No thanks.

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Two from Epic this week, the lighthearted adventure game Pilgrims and the rhythm JRPG Keylocker Turn Based Cyberpunk Action.

Pilgrims Link[store.epicgames.com]
Keylocker Turn Based Cyberpunk Action Link[store.epicgames.com]

Details:

- Account/DRM required: Epic Games (NOT Steam)
- Offer good through August 7, 1500 GMT
- Pilgrims Steam store page for evaluation.
- Keylocker Turn Based Cyberpunk Action Steam store page for evaluation.

Next week, Road Redemption -and- 112 Operator

LH
That many words in the title and they still fail to mention the main gameplay element?

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You have five days to claim the racing game Barro GT for free in the Steam store.

Link (until Steam Dawn on August 4)

thales_ulisses lapped this one. Thanks!

LH
Eventually crosses the finish line

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