Google Stadia shutdown results in free PC games from Ubisoft

Google Stadia players who bought one of Ubisoft’s 37 games on the defunct platform will be granted free PC versions of those games through Ubisoft Connect, the publisher’s launcher and storefront, Ubisoft said on Tuesday.

The free games started appearing in players’ libraries over the weekend, 9to5Google reported on Sunday. The transfer depends on linking one’s Ubisoft Connect account to their Stadia account. Ubisoft’s decision, coupled with Google’s promise to refund all game and add-on purchases made through Stadia’s marketplace, means some of Stadia’s jilted players come out of the breakup with a free game.

Stadia players who had subscribed to Ubisoft Plus Multi-Access, the publisher’s library of downloadable and streamable games, will get an email with instructions for continuing their subscription through the Ubisoft Plus website, as well as a voucher for a free month of service.

Google had announced that Stadia, its game streaming platform, would be closing down on September 18th. This means that players who purchased games there after this date will no longer have access to them. Many developers and publishers were scrambling to provide solutions for their users, including the transfer of game saves. porting the gameTo other platforms or to something else.

Ubisoft has launched 37 games through Stadia. It is by far the biggest publisher. Ubisoft Connect lists six games out of 37 currently; those missing are party games Family Feud or Trivial Pursuit UnoAnniversariesThere are three different versions: Just Dance (2020, 2021, 2022).

For those who wish to continue streaming Ubisoft games to their PC — some may not have the hardware setup to take on a 2020 or 2021 game after all — Ubisoft notes that players may continue with Amazon’s Luna platform, or through Nvidia’s GeForce Now. All of Ubisoft’s Stadia customers, whether game owners or subscribers, will get a coupon code for a free month of GeForce Now Priority.