EXILED/ITCH MEGA THREADS HERE - https://redd.it/1xg2kh9

Welcome to another FGF discussion thread!

Be it general questions, pieces of news, personal opinions on matters, sharing thoughts on a game you're playing. Whatever you're into, feel free to discuss whatever you like! :)

• The FGF Giveaway of Sandtrix+ & Retro Pond has ended! Another digital event. Cool! All winners have been sent their copies of the games. Big thanks to msky for doing this - https://redd.it/1x7louh

• The FGF Giveaway of The Warrior has ended! First digital item in a while. Really enjoyed the game when I played it, so I was happy to share it with the FGF users in an event. Big thanks to ThornDuck for letting this happen - https://redd.it/1wv4vhf

• The FGF Giveaway from SilverStone has ended! Another small event, but good to get going! Prizes for this event are set to be delivered in October, so keep an eye out for then if you won. I already reached out the the winners and will re-roll or something if I don't hear back from the remaining ones. Big thanks to SilverStone for letting this happen! - https://redd.it/1wghikp

• The FGF Giveaway from Keychron has ended! A smaller event this time around, but a good start. I'm waiting a couple days before re-rolling for replacement winners if I don't hear back from the two winners. Big thanks to Keychron for doing this! - https://redd.it/1v9z4f6

• I made a new FGF (iOS) App that is in beta! It's something I had been working on for a while as a nice tool to use if you like FGF. Pretty happy with it, but there are limitations of course. Hoping to get things rolling on a wider scale at some point soon. - https://redd.it/1tti39d

• A PSA about Twitter bans formerly on the rise from use in task-based giveaways has been live. The issue is mostly subsided these days, but the info is valuable. - https://redd.it/1o7whxs

• Last "FGF Discussion Thread" - https://redd.it/1rvk6th

Links Of Ours:

• We have a Discord! It includes bot posts of all the finds from /r/FreeGameFindings! Feel free to use it for more discussion and what-not of course. ^{This discord is also shared with /r/FreeGamesOnSteam}

• We have a BlueSky, Twitter and Facebook! Our automated accounts that post everything from the subreddit. Few extra things sometimes too.

• Visit the FGF Links on my FGF site to see everything! You can also use the standard FGF Linktree if you need that instead, but I prefer you using my site if you can.

• The FGF YouTube/TikTok/Instagram/Twitter (X) post short-form videos! I have continued to make small little videos highlighting some of the FGF finds on our social/video platforms. Nice little things to follow to make sure you keep up with FGF! See them on the links page - https://freegamefindings.ca/

• I made the FGF Android Application! You can use this to customize filters and get notifications for posts to FGF. EDIT: Currently dead.

Currently Available Big Offers on FGF:

• [Epic & Epic Games Mobile] (Game) Home - A Unique Horror Adventure - https://redd.it/1xckxi4 & https://redd.it/1xckxmv - FGF Short

• [Epic Games] (Game) Sker Ritual - https://redd.it/1xckxi5 - FGF Short

• Old Active Thread - https://redd.it/pa5uv3

This event is for supported regions only - https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/pages/mks-ship-to-country-list (Some include duties at delivery, please see list.) ^{Feel free to provide a friend's address if you like/can.}

Additional note: Some regions might require additional payment for products even when duties are paid by the company (in this case MK).

"...because I can mark [items] as a gift and select DDP (delivery duties paid), although other problems may come up...It's random regions and carriers."

Those in regions that for whatever reason decide to do this will have to pay for that on their own. Please keep this in mind as it was a complication in the last giveaway.

Unboxing, build, and review video of a Ducky Tinker (75) keyboard with Frozen Llama (Tactile) Switches and (Cherry) Keycaps on the FGF YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/qW0Pg94UNG0

This is a direct from dev/pub/store giveaway for FGF. Similar to those we've done before. Big thanks go out to MechanicalKeyboards.com for doing this with us again!

INTRO

MechanicalKeyboards.com is back yet again! In 2025, I had the chance to share MK with the FGF community not once, but twice in giveaway events that saw over 20 winners get cool mechanical keyboard-related things! If you're unaware, mechanicalkeyboards.com sell loads of goodies. Built keyboards, barebones keyboard kits, keycaps, key switches, mice and more! It's always great talking about mechanical keyboard stuff because it is the best gateway to improving your typing experience for work, gaming, and whatever else. Getting into customized mechanical keyboards is super cool and opens up loads of possibilities you may never have expected. You can go for things on the cheap, or go big. The choice is yours, and there's a lot of it. MechanicalKeyboards.com is a great storefront to fulfill your mechanical keyboard needs with official licensing from huge brands like Keychron, Varmilo, Ducky and many others. Big and small names, in-house products, loads of stuff. Whether it's fully built boards, barebones kits, switches, caps, mice, etc., MK has it all and could be a wonderful pick for ya'!

To promote MK and their products, I am happy to announce that they have offered FGF users some cool goodies in a giveaway. 1 Mechanical Keyboard, 2 Barebones Keyboard Kits, 1 Mouse, 1 batch of Keycaps and 2 Large Mouse Pads. Products from MK, Ducky and Meko! See the hyperlinks below for direct links to the items alongside the giveaway links. A grand total of 7 total winners of some cool stuff from MechanicalKeyboards.com!

REVIEW

To give a personal feel to this giveaway, MK sent me a Ducky Tinker (75), MK x Ducky Frozen Llama Cherry Keycaps & MK Holy Llama Switches! Looking to try something I haven't before, I ended up honing in on Ducky. Ended up being a Ducky x MK kind of set with the Frozen Llama series of stuff. Quite the animal theme.

Here is a video of me unboxing, building, and reviewing it all on the FGF YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/qW0Pg94UNG0

TLDW:

The Ducky Tinker (ProjectD) is my first Ducky keyboard. It's a pretty great option! It's priced relatively competitively when it comes to barebones kits. I think it might be Ducky's first series like that? Unsure. Anyways the board uses plastic for its shell and can end up being a downgrade to those that have grown accustomed to heavier metallic ones. It's a hotswappable QMK/VIA compatible board which is always nice and easy to work with. Even included pre-applied stabilizers. LEDs too if that's your thing. Also has adjustable feet if you need extra support there. Building on it felt good! I didn't crack it fully open to investigate it further (wish I thought of that at the time) but I had no issues using the board and was happy with it! Solid experience with easy customization. Has all the keys I'd need thanks to it being a 75%. Looks good too!

The Frozen Llama keycaps are a collab product from MK and Ducky, which ended up being the perfect pairing here. Frozen Llama is a product line MK had done that really resonates with a winter-y vibe. I love that! There were two options for FL keycaps, so I chose the Cherry profile ones. They're triple shot so very little concern about fading. I didn't notice at the time that it has an additional legend on the keys. Think it's Chinese. Not an issue, just something I missed when looking originally. The keycaps feel great and I appreciate the extra accent key choices. No issues with print or anything. Great set!

The final thing to bring up here is the key switches. I ended up with MK Holy Llama Tactile key switches. Looking back, I made a bit of a mistake there. I definitely prefer linear switches now, but these are certainly nice too. I like the sound of them, but they're obviously a good bit more audible than the linear counterpart. They definitely got a good feel! Funny enough I actually had one of the linear switches from the Llama lineup. It was an add-on in my package from the first ever FGF x MK event. I used that in the board and love the feel of it for sure. If I could do it over again, I would easily pick the linear "Purple Slush" switches instead. Both are 5-pin and were fine to install. I found a couple in my bag that needed the pins re-aligned. Not uncommon, but it did feel like I noticed it a little more than usual.

In conclusion, I was pretty happy with the build and board! It's a solid price-competitive (in terms of barebones and Ducky at least) kit that supports good features. If you're cool with plastic, then this ProjectD is great! The keycaps are lovely! I love the look and feel. Those are a bit pricier than I would've expected originally, but they're fantastic for sure. I prefer the linear switch option over the tactile one that I ended up using with this board, but overall the switches I used feel and sound great! Very happy with the finished product.

GIVEAWAY

To enter this giveaway we will be using Gleam and the comments. 3 items (1 Keyboard Kit, 1 Mouse and 1 Mouse Mat) with Gleam. Then we will do 4 items (1 Keyboard, 1 Keyboard Kit, 1 set of Keycaps and 1 Mouse Mat) through the comments. Feel free to enter with any and all methods/links.

Gleam entries:

• Ducky Tinker 65 ProjectD Barebones Keyboard Kit - https://gleam.io/1fFZY/fgf-x-mk-3-ducky-tinker-65-keyboard-kit

• MK Frozen Llama Mouse - https://gleam.io/WReav/fgf-x-mk-3-mk-frozen-llama-mouse

• MK x PheonixArt 2XL Desk Mat - https://gleam.io/Dg80j/fgf-x-mk-3-mk-x-pheonixart-2xl-desk-mat

Comment entries:

• MK Duo 60% XT Keyboard

• Meko Blink 60% Hotswap Keyboard Kit

• MKL Keycap Set

• MK Meta 3XL Desk Mat

Since there are multiple items involved in this event, you're asked to make a top-level comment (although only one top-level comment please) where you say the item(s) you want and rank them by interest. Prizes for comment winners will be based on availability of items remaining. If I were most interested in the Meko Keyboard Kit, my comment entry might look like this:

Thanks to MK for the giveaway!

1. Meko Keyboard Kit

2. MKL Keycap Set

3. MK Duo 60% XT Keyboard

NOTE: If you win this giveaway I will be contacting through email for Gleam winners, and Reddit Chat for comment winners. Winners will need to supply their shipping information at that stage and the address supplied will need to be in a supported region. I'll wait at most 3 days after I reach out for a response, so please be sure to set a reminder to check this thread, your email (check your junk/spam too), and Reddit chat for my message if you have won. If I don't hear back, I will need to re-roll/find a new winner quickly from the FGF community somewhere (like Discord) for the unclaimed prize(s).

Winners will be selected at random. This offer will be end on November 1st. The next day or so, I will reach out to the winners through the methods mentioned earlier. Prizes are only available to be sent to the supported regions. ^{You can enter from anywhere in the world and have it sent to a friend/family member in the supported region(s).}

Good luck everyone!

Some links to MechanicalKeyboards.com:

MK's Website - https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/

MK on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MechanicalKeyboards

MK on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MKeyboards

MK on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MechanicalKeyboards

MK on Insta - https://www.instagram.com/mechanicalkeyboardscom/

MK on Discord - https://discord.com/invite/py5AryxmXg

My Ducky Tinker & Frozen Llama Unboxing/Build/Review - https://youtu.be/qW0Pg94UNG0

DISCLOSURE

Full disclosure, I was supplied the keyboard, key switches and keycaps from my review section to give a personal touch to the event. For more details about when I have and have not been supplied an item for these FGF Giveaways, see here - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RFeaSIpqFvvSzfOowecLz_rbbFo-YKa25PYAqF6Y6ko/