{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7210509d4872148b2d83997a","clusterId":"c_982dc50e1bdb7fe254120e90","slug":"payday-3-and-age-of-wonders-4-headline-a-steam-free-weekend","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"PAYDAY 3 and Age of Wonders 4 Headline a Steam Free Weekend","summary":"Steam is running a free weekend for PAYDAY 3 and Age of Wonders 4 until 3:00 AM JST on November 10. PAYDAY 3 made all previously paid heist DLC free and overhauled campaign modes, skills, and armor, and its recent reviews sit at Mostly Positive. Age of Wonders 4 released the aquatic-themed Silver Seas DLC on November 3 alongside a free update adding trade routes and water facilities.","whyItMatters":"Both free weekends land right after each game changed shape, PAYDAY 3 by freeing its heist DLC and Age of Wonders 4 by adding a naval layer, so the trial doubles as a test of the revised versions rather than a look at launch builds.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003ePAYDAY 3 launched in September 2023 to harsh reviews. Three years of content updates later, its reviews over the past 30 days sit at Mostly Positive, and every heist DLC that previously carried a price is now free. The free weekend runs alongside a 70% off sale through November 13.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAge of Wonders 4 pairs its trial with The Silver Seas, an aquatic-creature race DLC released November 3, and a free update that added trade routes and water facilities. Its 60% off sale runs through November 19. Both free weekends end at 3:00 AM JST on November 10.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"PAYDAY 3 making all its paid heist DLC free is the part that changes the math: the free weekend now doubles as a test of whether the overhauled skills and armor hold players past the download.","twitterPost":"PAYDAY 3 giving away every paid heist DLC turns the free weekend into a stress test of the overhauled skills and armor, not of the price.","threadsPost":"PAYDAY 3 freeing all its paid heist DLC does more than sweeten a free weekend. 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