Update [Mon 15th Jan, 2024 18:45 GMT]: QubicGames' giveaway has kicked off today!
As long as you have purchased one of the 16 titles listed below at the price of $0.49, then you'll be able to claim a free game every day. Today you will be able to snap up Pocket Mini Golf 2 for free as long as you qualify for the giveaway.
Further below, you'll see that we've updated the list of games that you're able to claim for free each day.
Original article [Thu 11th Jan, 2024 20:30 GMT]: QubicGames has announced that it is launching a pretty generous giveaway that includes 12 free Nintendo Switch titles.
Limited to residents of US, Canada, and Mexico, the event will begin on January 12th during which time you'll have until January 15th to 'qualify' for the main event.
So what do we mean by that? Well, you'll need to purchase one of 16 titles at the price of $0.49 (and this price is provided you already own or will purchase either Coloring Book (Free), Puzzle Book, Pocket Mini Golf or Robonauts - otherwise you're looking at full price. Just download Coloring Book, yeah?).
The list of qualifying titles includes:
- Coin Rush
- Hole io
- Paper io 2
- Monster Truck Arena
- Light-It Up
- My Bakery Empire
- Helix Jump
- Golf Guys
- ASMR Slicing
- Zombie Defense
- Farm Land
- Real Boxing 2
- Run Sausage Run
- Johnny Trigger
- Om Nom Run
- DIY Paper Doll
Once you've purchased one of the qualifying titles, you'll need to go back on January 15th and download your first free game. Go back every day from then on to create a 'chain' of free games. You have between 0:00 PT to 23:59 PT every day to download each game, and if you miss one, you'll need to buy the title you missed for $1.99 to re-enter the chain.
Got all that? Okay... Here's what's on the roster so far, and we'll update daily from January 17th to keep you in the loop:
- January 15th - Pocket Mini Golf 2
- January 16th - Good Night, Knight
- January 17 - Astro Miner
- January 18 - Mob Control
- January 19 - Mana Spark
- January 20 - Amaze!
- January 21 - REKT! High Octane Stunts
- January 22 - Sausage Wars
- January 23 - Mystical Mixing
- January 24 - Akane
- January 25 - Two Secret Titles
That's it then! Not bad a bad way to start the year, eh? If you're taking part, then be sure to let us know your thoughts on the games in question with a comment down below.
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Nope. No thank you.
I really like Light It Up. Been playing it the past couple days. It has really pleasing audio design, graphics, and gameplay. I got the DLC too, and it has a nice challenge right from the first level. Great little game!
And for free, everyone should try it!
For me, these types of free digital game giveaways have reliably created more regret than they do pleasure - plus they really clutter up the redownload page of eshop.
But I still love you nintendolife<3
Thanks but no thanks.
Nothing for Europe again?
I got Real Boxing 2 and the Pocket Mini Golf games when they were under £1 in a deep sale I think. RB2 isn't all that and Pocket Mini Golf is an okay, cheap timepass for that money.
EDIT: Dagnamit, I actually have Rekt, Mana Spark, Akane, Johnny Trigger and Light it Up. All purchased on previous deep sales. All are actually not bad to varying extents. MS didn't really grab me but was okay.
I already own Pocket Mini Golf 2. Wonder if I still need one of the 16 initial games to qualify for the rest.
Tried the last one in December and it never worked. I'll pass on the free games since I don't even have the time to play the games I actually buy.
@WoomyNNYes
one of my problems with the eshop in general is that i cant "un-purchase" or even just hide games from my list.
also what is the point of "archived" games? just let me view ALL my games, or just the ones ive downloaded, and make it easy to switch back and forth 😐
I did the first one years ago. Downloaded em all, played none. I'm not clogging up my re-downloads or library even more.
I think I have like $4 worth of gold points so maybe I’ll give this a go for 49 cents (which would be free for me). I doubt I’ll play any of them, but who knows, maybe Pocket Mini Golf could be a fun local multiplayer game.
From what I don't have by Qubic from previous similar titles, nothing entices me. I'm going to pass on this.
@-wc- Archive game and Delete game do the same thing on the Switch, but Archive keeps the game's icon on switch home screen. Yeah, it's just a preference thing.
So this company just ports phone games to the switch? I think I remember playing om nom dash a couple years ago.
They all looks like garbage games to me... considering how cheaply they are selling them for or even giving away so many of them at once kinda speak some volumes in regards of the quality, I will definitely pass on this.
No thank you.
I kinda like "Good night knight"
Id say its worth doing for that
Unfortunately US only. Honestly most of their suff is kinda junk (not enough great stuff fo me to even bother making a US account)
@120frames-please Done these giveaways in the past. My time is not worth what I get from these.
(but apparently my time is worth using to post here, so...)
RC Madiax quality of games. I’ve passed the last few times they’ve done their free stuff.
However, for people in extreme financial distress (like everybody I encounter recently in person), free games are good enough for them.
Whomever wrote this company ports cell phone games is being generous. This company really seems like RC Madiax or the old Xbox Indie games. Even below some WiiWare I’ve played.
I remember playing HOLE IO.
It was pretty fun but I'm not going to get it on switch.
Light It Up is really good. A few of the other are too. I love these free game things!
Sounds like a bunch of shovel ware I would not own even if they paid me
Why is this shovelware even getting any attention? Or is it a sponsored post?
If you do take these games seriously, when are we getting that ASMR Slicing review?
Mana Spark and REKT are actually very good and worth a look especially for free.
What the heck are these "games" no way I want them littering up my switch
I missed out on their Christmas giveaway so I'm excited to see this post on Day 1.
So much entitlement in the comments...SMDH.
@-wc- Why would you want to revoke your own access to play games you paid for or purchased?!
@NTELLIGENTMAN That was Zero Gravity Games and this giveaway is by Qubic Games, two entirely different companies.
REKT is an awesome game. Spent many hours on it. Highly recommend
@WiiWareWave
because I regret purchasing the games. 👍
By contrast, my collection of vintage games on legacy consoles is not full of games I regret purchasing, and I prefer it that way. ✌️
as long as we are on the topic, I also would prefer that the "great deals" section either
a) did not bother showing me all the games I've already purchased (as tbh I shop there alot and it's just full of these. and, the eshop is slow enough to load lists of games as it is.)
or b) at least show me what the sale price is currently, because that information still could be useful to me and why not? (for example, if theres a game i have and enjoy on sale, I might suggest it to a friend. the conversation flows thusly:
"hey kevin get Valkyria Chronicles its on sale again!
"cool wc, how much is it?"
"idk. 😐"
okay thanks for listening, it's grandpa's bedtime.)
Coin rush is not good, but at some of these games are...
Zombie Defense isn’t bad.
I missed the first day. I was gonna get the golf game yesterday but I got distracted/frustrated at something which made me forgot about it... so I bought the darn golf game to get todays game for free at least... Hopefully I get the others for free too.
I got Zombie Defense yesterday, but Pocket Mini Golf 2 is still showing up as $1.99.
I’m in North America.
I have gotten every free game from January 15 to January 24 and I have no idea what the 2 free games are for the 25 of January is can you help me
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