Steam‘s Free-to-Keep Promotion is one of the best free game giveaways on the internet, and the latest addition is a hardcore simulation game (available until June 5) that focuses on realistic gameplay similar to the classic Ballance. The latest giveaway is Winexy, which is a retro-style hardcore simulation game from 2017, as it is quite difficult despite its simplicity. While Steam’s Free-to-Keep Promotion offers a lot of small-scale indie games like Winexy, it also allows major publishers to give games away for free.
For example, Xbox Game Studios’ Tell Me Why is free via Steam’s Free-to-Keep Promotion every year for Pride Month, and there have been other major games in the past few months. Winexy is simply the latest addition, though, and other more recent Steam Free-to-Keep games currently include the aforementioned narrative game Tell Me Why, the classic Mega Man-like Gravity Circuit, and the multiplayer racing game Drift86.
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Winexy is available to claim, download, and keep forever via Steam’s promotion, as long as it is initially claimed and added to digital libraries before it expires on June 5 at 10 am PT/1 pm ET. In short, Winexy is a physics-based rolling-ball platformer where players guide different types of balls through various challenges from obstacle courses to speed runs. What’s unique about Winexy is that each ball has unique physical properties (such as metal and wood) and abilities are influenced by said material. Wood balls will burn and spread fire, for example, while metal balls are resistant yet weigh more. Ball weight is also one of the factors that impact how each puzzle and level plays out.
Balance the critic averages
Balance the critic averages
Easy (6)Medium (8)Hard (10)
Overall, the reviews for it are a-okay. Many enjoy the gimmicks: the ball types, the environmental interactions, and the themes. Others like the challenge inherent to its otherwise casual gameplay, but others find that it is inconsistent, uneven, and struggles with various camera issues.
That said, for a few hours of entertainment, it’s not the worst thing if someone is looking for a simple game on Steam. It typically costs $5, so especially at the price of free, there’s some fun to be found here. $5 may not be a lot, but that is $5 saved, which surely goes somewhere in this economy, right?
Of course, it’s entirely understandable if Winexy, Tell Me Why, Gravity Circuit, and/or Drift86 are not exactly up someone’s alley. The good news is always that there’s more on the horizon. Right now, Steam’s Free-to-Keep Promotion is confirmed to add Remothered: Tormented Fathers, The Red Lantern, and Wild Terra 2: New Lands sometime in June, plus any potential surprises (and Overcome Your Fears – Caretaker may see a rerun).
