{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b6d1f7e9e40e99e9967183ab","clusterId":"c_47444343538378f280403f1d","slug":"diablo-iv-free-play-runs-on-steam-until-september-22","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Diablo IV Free Play Runs On Steam Until September 22","summary":"Blizzard started a free play period for Diablo IV on Steam on September 16, 2026, running until September 22 at 2:00 AM, with all classes playable up to level 30. The Steam version is 75 percent off at 1,675 yen until September 25, which the article calls a new lowest price. The new season, Season of Hell's Legacy, began the same day.","whyItMatters":"Blizzard is pairing a new season launch with a free play window and its lowest Steam price to pull in players at the point where the season reset would otherwise ask them to pay first.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe base game portion is the part available in the free window, and the level 30 cap applies across all classes. The discount runs four days past the free play cutoff, so the sale price stays available after access closes. Season of Hell\u0026#39;s Legacy launched the same day as the free period. The article notes login-related issues at the season\u0026#39;s start that had been resolved as of 11:00 on September 16. Diablo IV is available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam and Battle.net.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Blizzard's free play caps characters at level 30 while the new season, Season of Hell's Legacy, started the same day. The cap keeps newcomers in the early game and leaves the seasonal ladder to paying players.","twitterPost":"Free play stops at level 30, but Season of Hell's Legacy started the same day. Newcomers get the early game, not the season.","threadsPost":"Blizzard capped free play at level 30 and launched Season of Hell's Legacy on the same day. The two moves point in opposite directions: the demo sells the early game, while the season is built for players already past it.","newsletterBlurb":"Blizzard opened a Diablo IV free play period on Steam on September 16, running until September 22 at 2:00 AM, with all classes playable up to level 30. The Steam version is also 75 percent off at 1,675 yen until September 25, which the article calls a new lowest price. Season of Hell's Legacy began the same day, and login issues reported at the season's start had been resolved as of 11:00 that morning.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/16/172342.html\",\"title\":\"[Limited-Time Free Play] 'Diablo IV' Free Play on Steam Until September 22 at 2:00 AM! Sale Price Also 75% Off, Setting a New Lowest Price\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4801,"outputTokens":626,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789532075,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T04:11:22.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T04:13:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T04:13:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_47444343538378f280403f1d","canonicalTitle":"【期間限定無料プレイ】『ディアブロ IV』Steamにて9月22日2時までフリープレイ！販売価格も75％オフで最安値を更新","representativeArticleId":"a_cb14acfedce5328e05c4f3e1","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Diablo IV\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T03:15:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T03:15:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T04:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/16/172342.html","title":"【期間限定無料プレイ】『ディアブロ IV』Steamにて9月22日2時までフリープレイ！販売価格も75％オフで最安値を更新"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Diablo IV"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}