The will download the installer's launcher, which is around 3MB in size.Head to the official page on Blizzard's website, and click on the version you want.How to get the free version of StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War: And Mac users can get the game too.Īside from widescreen and windowed mode support, there is a new observer mode, among many changes which you can find at the download section linked below. That's because the PTR version was buggy, and the company seems to have fixed the issues with patch 1.18, and has released StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War for free. We reported the news about the classic RTS game going free about a month ago, but it was only available in the Public Test Real (PTR) version, until now. I still remember, Billy.StarCraft and StarCraft: Brood War are now free, Blizzard announced in a post on its website. This is also good news for everyone who, like me, has wanted to play at some point in the past 20 years but hasn’t been able to because Billy borrowed your CD binder with the StarCraft disc and never gave it back. Once that version hits, the original will probably look a bit ancient by comparison - so they might as well use it to win over a few new fans, right? So why now? The company is about to release a remastered version of the game in just a few months, its graphics/audio overhauled for modern systems. The company says they’ve also used this opportunity to improve the game’s anti-cheat system, add “improved compatibility” with Windows 7, 8.1 and 10 and fix a few long-lasting bugs. Up until a few weeks ago, getting the game with its expansion would’ve cost $10-15. Legally!īlizzard has just released the original game - plus the Brood War expansion - for free for both PC and Mac. Good news! Nearly two decades after its 1998 release, StarCraft is now free.
Have you always wanted to check out that StarCraft game you’d heard so much about, but somehow managed to go nearly 20 years without buying a copy?
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