PC gamers have no lack of options when it comes to free games, with the latest being an atmospheric, first-person folk horror game from 2022. PC gamers will need to act quickly, as it should come as no surprise that this giveaway has a countdown clock on it. This free game offering expires on April 28.
What’s more, this free game comes from GOG, as opposed to Steam’s Free-to-Keep Promotion or the Epic Games Store’s weekly giveaways. It might fly by some radars as a result, but it’s worth repeating that the GOG Galaxy launcher is completely optional and most of these games come with their own offline installers. Downloads via GOG are completely DRM-free, so players who download its new game will get to keep it as long as they have access to a computer, really.
All the Free Games You Can Claim in April 2026
Steam, Epic, Amazon Luna, and more will be handing out free games in April, and you don’t want to miss out on any of them.
How to Claim Whispering Valley Completely Free of Charge
- Log In to GOG OR Sign Up for an account on GOG
- Navigate to the Whispering Valley’s Giveaway Page
- Click “Add to library”
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Once complete, it will be permanently available in your GOG library.
- Please NOTE that this giveaway expires on April 28, 2026
In The Whispering Valley, players take on the role of a traveler in a rural Quebec village in 1896. It’s a horror game played from the first person and uses its secluded, abandoned village to deliver a folk-horror adventure experience. Players are in this village because of a cryptic letter, which is fitting, and players explore its overgrown homes, decayed paths, and broken-down interiors to discover what happened to its missing inhabitants. In general, players can expect an atmospheric, ambiguous experience delivered via classic point-and-click style puzzle gameplay. The Whispering Valley typically retails at $11.99, but it bears repeating that this giveaway expires on April 28.
Over on Steam, it’s accumulated an interesting “Very Positive” rating from 150+ reviews, 89% of which are positive. Players praise its atmospheric delivery, its completely creepy sound design, its immersive storytelling, and the level of detail in its environments. Its negatives are less called out but potentially include, yet may not be limited to, slow pacing, short playtime (2-4 hours), frequent load screens, and some UI hiccups. Overall, though, it’s considered a short but highly atmospheric indie horror experience, especially for fans of classic adventure games.
Check Out More Free Games via Steam and the Epic Games Store
Speaking of Steam, there are some alternative free games currently available (as of this writing) if horror games just don’t do it for you. Both the choice-based Sci-Fi game Sentience and the roguelike/reverse dungeon crawler fantasy game Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager are free on Steam until April 23:
Fit the 9 games into the grid.
Over on the Epic Games Store, users can also download a free game until April 23 at 10 am CT. That’s a game called The Stone of Madness, which is a real-time tactical stealth game set in a Spanish monastery-turned-prison. In it, five prisoners have to work together (meaning players have a lot of options to juggle). Between a folk horror game, a choice-based Sci-Fi game, a fantasy dungeon management game, and a tactical stealth game, there are some solid free games available this week.