Conveniently timed to coincide with the launch of this year’s Steam autumn sale, Blizzard has announced a free trial week for Diablo 4 – plus discounts across all versions of the game – starting today and running until 28th November.
Diablo 4’s free trial lets players dip their toes into the world of Sanctuary, and includes full access to co-op and crossplay, but there’s one major limitation: progression is capped at level 20. It’s unclear how much playtime that’ll likely equate to, given Diablo 4’s Mother’s Blessing event is also now live, boosting XP and Gold by 35% until 27th November.
Regardless, Blizzard says all trial progress can be carried over to the full game should your time with Diablo 4 convince you to make a purchase. And there’s additional incentive to do so, considering all versions of the game are currently discounted by 40% as part of the Steam sale.
That means you can pick up the standard edition of Diablo 4 for £35.99 instead of the usual £59.99, while the digital deluxe edition – which include various cosmetics and a single premium battle pass unlock – costs £47.99 instead of £79.99. As for the Ultimate Edition – basically the deluxe edition but with an extra emote and an “accelerated” battle pass unlock – it’s currently discounted to £50.99 from £84.99.
Eurogamer’s Chris Tapsell had positive things to say about Diablo 4 when it launched earlier this year in his four out of five star review. “At its high points Diablo 4 feels ridiculous, absurd, operatically over-the-top, a story of comical cosmic nonsense,” he wrote. “At its worst it’s a cage of gilded content, made bespoke to fit its loudest fans and hold them enraptured in their own complaints forever more.”
