Tell Me Why is free this month

Tell Me Why closeup of a man's face with a woman in the background
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All three chapters of Dontnod's supernatural sibling adventure Tell Me Why are free to download and keep on the Windows Store all month.

The first act of Tell Me Why went permanently free earlier this year. Now, though, the entire trilogy is free to keep on the Windows Store—though not Steam, for reasons that haven't been communicated. In fact, Dontnod hasn't said why Tell Me Why is being given away at all.

Considering the subject matter, mind, it's likely Tell Me Why is going free for Pride month. The game follows a trans man as he reconnects with his hometown, an angle PCG's reviewer Sam Greer felt could've been something special—if it didn't quickly detour into Dontnod's particular brand of superpowered shenanigans.

"Tell Me Why also wants to tell a dark and mysterious story about the twins' past, with a dangerous hooded figure chasing them and covering up a conspiracy all while the threat of the supernatural looms over everything. The whiplash felt as the game swerves between these two tones borders on lethal."

But when it does hone in on small town relationships, Tell Me Why can be something very special. At least, special enough that it's probably worth a poke now that the whole thing's free.

Natalie Clayton
Features Producer

20 years ago, Nat played Jet Set Radio Future for the first time, and she's not stopped thinking about games since. Joining PC Gamer in 2020, she comes from three years of freelance reporting at Rock Paper Shotgun, Waypoint, VG247 and more. Embedded in the European indie scene and a part-time game developer herself, Nat is always looking for a new curiosity to scream about—whether it's the next best indie darling, or simply someone modding a Scotmid into Black Mesa. She also unofficially appears in Apex Legends under the pseudonym Horizon.

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