August 7, 2026
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A beloved indie blend of shopkeeping and dungeon crawling drops its entry fee to zero, but you will have to move quickly to grab it.
By Chuy, Senior Staff Writer
Updated Sep 17, 2026 · Reviewed by the Nexzy newsroom

PC players can claim a digital copy of the action-RPG Moonlighter on Steam completely free to keep forever from August 5, 2026, until August 9, 2026, at 10 AM Pacific Time, developer Digital Sun announced. The giveaway runs for a strict four-day window on the platform. It is a rare moment where "free" actually means "yours," rather than a temporary weekend pass that locks the digital door on Monday morning.
The promotion is a celebratory push by Digital Sun ahead of the full launch of Moonlighter 2, according to the developer. The original title, which splits its time between daytime retail management and nighttime monster-slaying, has built a steady following since its debut. Dropping the entry barrier to zero is a classic industry maneuver—giving away the first chapter is the digital equivalent of a supermarket cheese cube, designed to get players through the door just as the next storefront is being built.
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You have ninety-six hours to put it in your library before the shopkeeper remembers how capitalist ventures actually work and puts the price tag back on.
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