This Weekend's PC Game Deals: The sale before the Steam Winter Sale

This Weekend's PC Game Deals is a roundup of games - old, new, or soon to be released - that are available at a great price and can be activated on Steam, Origin, or Uplay - sometimes even good old games that are DRM-free.

AAA games with stunning visuals and physics may be all the rage these days, but there are lots of timeless classics that are still worth playing - and thanks to Origin Store’s “On the House” promotion, you can get some of them free of charge. You can now grab Dungeon Keeper, a strategy game that was well received when it launched in 1997. There should be a new offer coming soon, so be quick if you don't want to miss this one.

Something more visually impressive can be had in the form of this month's free UBI 30 title, Assassin's Creed III, which is also the last entry of this promotion. Assassin's Creed III is but a chapter in a bigger story of conflict between Assassins and Templars, who wish to ensure world peace through rather different approaches - the former group fighting for knowledge and free will, and the latter striving for absolute control over the world's population.

If you do give it a try, chances are you are going to love it, so Ubisoft has made it cheaper to delve deeper into the story, with packs ranging from $9.99 for Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, and Assassin's Creed Revelations, and up to $99.99 - for which you can score every single major title in the series, as well as all the spin-offs - for a complete Assassin's Creed experience.

If the previous promotions weren't enough, there are also several deals available this weekend, and we’ve gathered a selection of the very best out there - which you can find in the list below. Some of them are flash sales, so act quickly if you don’t want to miss them. Also, if you're looking for console games, check out the list of Xbox games that you can grab with Gold.