I added some games to my collection but haven't downloaded them yet. These games are not free, they just have 100% discount during covid-19 period. Adding to collection means I can download them anytime, even if they are not free then?
No, a collection is just a group of games that you have set up by a certain criteria - for instance many people use a collection effectively as a "Wish List" to keep track of games they can't get now but want to in the future. Being in a collection has no impact on the price of a game, it's just for you to keep group games by genres, games you plan to buy, games you have worked on,
Collections can either be private, so only you can see them, or public so that anyone could see them.
I hope this is of some help!
For some reason not every game at 100% of seems to have a Claim button
Developers can decide whether or not someone can permanently own their game during a promotion, or just download the current version. For example, maybe they have updates in mind and they’d prefer people who get the current version for free later decide to buy the game to support it. If you “claim” a game then you’ll get all future versions and it will be added to your library of things you own.
Thanks for the clarification leafo.
Some people have said mt game isn't claimable even though I haven't set it to not be (the box is ticked in the sale I set up), is there anywhere else I need to check? I did extend the sale so I don't know if it being a longer giveaway makes any difference?
Also my understanding is that if you do a giveaway, if you later opt to release on Steam and add the keys to the system, only people who have actually bought the game will have access to a key, not everyone who got it on a free offer. Is that correct? What about people who make a donation when they get it from a free offer?
Some people have said mt game isn’t claimable
I would have to see the sale page to check.
Also my understanding is that if you do a giveaway, if you later opt to release on Steam and add the keys to the system
People who claim a game for free during a 100% off sale do not get access to external keys. We do this because otherwise some bad people would create a lot of fake accounts to steal all the Steam keys. If you’d like to grant external keys to those holders after the fact then we can arrange something, contact support.