Massive collection of 'free codes' discovered in the background of Steam sale event page
스팀 할인 행사 페이지 배경에서 '무료 코드' 무더기로 발견
2026.01.13 12:21 UTC+9
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Team17 launched a pirate-themed Steam sale event featuring over 40 discounted titles. They cleverly hid free game codes on a parchment prop within the event page. Players quickly swarmed the site and exhausted the supply of available codes.

Publisher Team17 has caused quite a stir with a unique marketing campaign involving hidden free game codes.
The indie publisher kicked off its 'Hidden Treasure Sale' on Steam starting the 12th. The sale features over 40 titles, including 'Dredge' (50% off), 'Overcooked' (90% off), 'Placid Plastic Duck Simulator' (30% off), and 'Swoon!' (50% off).
However, it wasn't just the discounts that captured players' attention, but the treasure hidden behind them. Sticking to a pirate-themed motif, the publisher tucked free game codes into the text of a parchment prop appearing in the background of the event webpage.

Once word got out, players swarmed the page to hunt down and redeem these numbers. However, it appears that most of the codes have been exhausted by now.
Meanwhile, Team17 was established in 1990 following the merger of 17 Bit Software and Team 7, and is famous for the PvP shooter 'Worms' series. Since beginning its publishing business, the company has distributed notable titles such as 'The Escapists', 'Overcooked', 'Yooka-Laylee', 'Blasphemous', 'My Time at Portia', 'Hell Let Loose', and 'Thymesia'.

배급사 팀17이 무료 게임 코드를 숨기는 독특한 마케팅으로 화제를 모았다.
인디 퍼블리셔 팀17은 지난 12일부터 '히든 트레저 세일(숨겨진 보물 할인)' 행사를 스팀에서 시작했다. '드렛지(50%)', '오버쿡드(90%)', '플래시드 플라스틱 덕 시뮬레이터(30%)', '스원(50%)', 등 40종이 넘는 타이틀이 할인 목록에 포함됐다.
하지만 실제 유저들을 사로잡은 것은 할인 행사가 아닌 그 뒤에 숨겨진 보물이었다. 행사의 콘셉트는 해적이 숨겨놓은 보물이었는데, 웹페이지 뒷면에 배경 소품으로 보였던 양피지의 글씨에 무료 게임 코드가 포함되어 있었던 것이다.

이와 같은 소식이 알려지자 유저들이 순식간에 몰려 해당 웹페이지에 숨겨진 숫자들을 찾아 입력하기 시작했다. 다만, 현재 시점에서는 대부분의 코드가 소진된 것으로 파악된다.
한편 팀17은 1990년 17 비트 소프트웨어와 팀 7이 합병되며 설립됐으며, PvP 슈터 '웜즈' 시리즈로 유명하다. 퍼블리싱 사업을 시작한 이례로 '더 이스케피스트', '오버쿡드', '유카-레일리', '블라스퍼머스', '마이 타임 앳 포샤', '헬 렛 루스', '티메시아' 등 유명 타이틀을 유통한 바 있다.
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