

If we get confirmation, about the permanence of this deal, one way or another, we'll let you know. (The fact that Paradox went to the trouble of making a new piece of splash art that prominently features the words "FREE TO PLAY" could also be a factor.)įrom a personal standpoint, I took advantage of the "one day free forever" deal last year and have racked up nearly 500 hours of play time, while also spending on a few of the DLC packages, so giving away the base game for free got Paradox into my wallet. And making CK2 permanently free-to-play seems like a good idea, considering its lengthy list of DLC - all of which is at 50% off for the weekend. However, there's no end date attached to the deal on the Crusader Kings II Steam page, and there were no time-based qualifiers in either Tweet announcing the move. Indeed, Paradox's mention of this being "For PDXCON" might lead you to believe that CK2 is only free for the duration of the convention, which takes place Friday through Sunday in Berlin. Last year, Paradox made CK2 available as a "download today, keep forever" free deal, and it's not uncommon for games to offered up free on Steam for a limited time. The news was tweeted out by Paradox earlier today, and you can download and play the game for free on Steam, but we'll admit to still having a few questions.


Paradox Interactive's classic medieval grand strategy game Crusader Kings II is now free-to-play.
