DRM-Free Giveaway Lets PC Players Keep 2020 Crime Game for Free Forever
PC players who want a crime tale without paying for it can grab and keep a story-driven game from 2020 for free—forever. The giveaway is for Whiskey Mafia: Leo’s Family, which is DRM-free on PC, so you can download it, make backups, and retain full ownership rather than relying on a storefront’s long-term licensing. With digital access increasingly feeling less permanent on platforms beyond PC, building a personal library that you control is an appealing move.
Key takeaways
- Grab Whiskey Mafia: Leo’s Family as part of a limited-time PC giveaway on IndieGala.
- The PC version is DRM-free, letting you download and back it up for long-term ownership.
- The game is set in 1920s New York and follows a port worker named Christopher pulled into organized crime.
- On Steam, the title currently sits at a mixed “68% Positive” overall user rating.
- Epic Games Store is also offering free games, including I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream and River City Girls 2, until July 9.
Get Whiskey Mafia: Leo’s Family At No Cost (Free!)
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How to claim IndieGala game giveaways
- Go to the IndieGala free giveaway hub for Whiskey Mafia: Leo’s Family and download it at no charge.
- It’s a limited-time giveaway, but the exact end date isn’t known.
- Sign in to your IndieGala account or create one if you don’t already have it.
- Scroll to the bottom of the giveaway page and select the claim option.
- Open “My Library,” then follow the on-screen steps to download.
Whiskey Mafia: Leo’s Family is a story-driven crime game set in 1920s New York. You play as Christopher, a port worker who gets pulled into the violent orbit of organized crime. In spirit, the experience is described as a classic Mafia movie translated into pixel-art visuals, with the narrative focused on betrayal, gang power struggles, and chasing the American Dream.
Gameplay is mostly straightforward and linear. Expect simpler action sequences, driving sections, and mini-games, and the overall package can be finished in a couple of hours. It’s a short PC title, so whether it feels rewarding or not will depend on how much you enjoy compact crime stories and mission-style pacing.
On Steam, Whiskey Mafia: Leo’s Family is rated at 68% Positive overall. Supporters highlight the pixel art/retro presentation, along with the game’s atmosphere and story—especially for players who are fans of 2K’s Mafia series. Detractors, meanwhile, point to basic gameplay and issues with how missions are structured, and some players say the plot feels too close to Mafia games. Even with that split, a nearly 70% rated game for $0 is a difficult deal to ignore.
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More Free Games on the Epic Games Store
If a mafia-themed freebie isn’t your thing, Epic Games Store’s current rotation includes two different freebies. On the Epic storefront, players can claim I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream and River City Girls 2 for free until July 9.
These Epic giveaways cover very different genres. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a classic point-and-click experience based on Harlan Ellison’s well-known sci-fi short story, putting you in the shoes of someone forced to face psychological horror, moral dilemmas, and the manipulative “games” of a sadistic AI named AM. River City Girls 2, on the other hand, is a bright co-op beat-’em-up with fast combat and RPG-style progression, expanding on the River City setting as returning heroines Misako and Kyoko team up with familiar allies for a fresh street-brawling adventure.
