Ubisoft is giving away For Honor on its own store, and the copy is permanent once claimed. The offer closes on September 28 at 13:00 UTC, less than three weeks after Ubisoft cut the game off from Linux and Steam Deck.
The edition on offer is the Standard Edition, which the Ubisoft Store lists at $29.99. During the window it shows a sales price of $0.00 and goes through the normal checkout flow at that price.
That timing lands awkwardly for one group of PC players. A free forever copy is being handed out for a game that a Steam Deck or desktop Linux install can no longer run the way it did before September 10.
What the Ubisoft Store giveaway actually covers
The offer data on the product page sets the claim window from September 15 at 13:00 UTC to September 28 at 13:00 UTC. At the time of writing, checked on September 22, 2026, the page still carries the giveaway flag and the $0.00 price.
This is not a trial. Ubisoft's own product data marks the listing as a giveaway while setting the free weekend, demo, open beta and free-to-play flags to false.
The store page labels the button "Free Game" and switches to "Play Now" after a claim. The copy is added through the standard cart and checkout steps, so a Ubisoft account and a trip through the store are still required.
Ubisoft's own news post describes the promotion as running "From now until September 28" on the Ubisoft Store or Ubisoft Connect. The company frames it as part of a sale marking its 40th anniversary, with For Honor itself turning 10 this year.
Why Linux and Steam Deck players were cut off
Ubisoft explained the change in a Ranked FAQ published on August 28, 2026. Digital Citizen covered the decision when Ubisoft announced the September 10 block on Linux and Steam Deck.
"We are removing For Honor from the Linux platform to ensure a safer environment for our players as we cannot meaningfully deploy protection on this platform," the FAQ says. It adds that "For Honor will no longer be playable on Steam Deck starting September 10th."
The stated reason is anti-cheat coverage rather than cost or player numbers. SteamOS is caught by it because the handheld runs on Linux, not because Valve's hardware was singled out.
Ubisoft does leave the door open. The same FAQ says the company "will continue to investigate different ways to improve our anti-cheat with the possibility of reopening the platform in the future."
What the Steam listing shows now
Valve's storefront data already reflects the change. The Steam listing for the 2017 release marks Windows as supported and Linux as not supported, and the minimum and recommended requirements name only Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The requirements section also notes that the game "contains EasyAntiCheat anti-cheat technology and Denuvo anti-tamper technology." That is the protection layer Ubisoft says it cannot deploy meaningfully on Linux.
One detail is missing rather than changed. The Steam store page currently shows no Steam Deck compatibility badge at all, so there is no Verified, Playable or Unsupported rating to point to, unlike the 30,000 games that carry a Steam Deck rating.
Steam is running its own promotion on the game, at 90% off the same $29.99 list price, or $2.99. That discount is separate from the Ubisoft Store giveaway, and it is a paid purchase rather than a free claim.
What Ubisoft has not confirmed
Ubisoft has not put a date or a condition on any return of Linux support, only the possibility of one. The company has also been loosening the Ubisoft Connect requirement on some Steam releases, though nothing in the FAQ ties that work to the anti-cheat decision.
The giveaway itself is framed as a PC promotion, and whether a PS4 or Xbox digital copy can be claimed at $0 is not published. Steam's 90% discount carries no listed end date, so it should not be assumed to expire alongside the September 28 deadline.
Prices and offer windows can change without notice. The free claim is the part with a published cutoff, and it is the one that stops at 13:00 UTC on September 28.
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