Facing the Rain becomes permanently free on Steam after a price drop from $5 to $3
Facing the Rain, Permett-Studio’s story-driven RPG, has reportedly gone permanently free on Steam after first costing $5 and later about $3.
- The game first cost $5, was later reduced to around $3, and then reportedly became permanently free.
- According to the developer, the game focuses on choices, puzzles, and exploring the mysterious Drumberg, with no combat.
What happened
Permett-Studio reportedly said that Facing the Rain would become permanently free-to-play. The announcement was made on September 21, and the change was set to take effect on September 28. As a result, the price tag disappeared from the game’s Steam page. The source describes the move as permanent, not as a temporary promotion like the ones often seen on Steam.
Facing the Rain had been a paid game on Steam since 2024. Its original price was $5, before being lowered to around $3 ahead of the free-to-play announcement. The available information does not mention any extra conditions for making the game free, nor does it say whether there was a separate regional exception. What is clear is that the change is tied to the game’s Steam page itself.
The developer describes Facing the Rain as a story-driven RPG without combat, but with decisions that affect how the story unfolds. In the game, you follow a young woman who starts out as a maid in a mysterious hotel. Players meet new characters, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets in the fictional city of Drumberg. The source does not mention any combat system, instead emphasizing choices, exploration, and story progression.
The source does not say whether the free status is tied to a new version, a relaunch, or a broader shift in Permett-Studio’s business strategy. It also does not confirm whether DLC, cosmetic items, or other forms of monetization will follow. The report is limited to the claim that the game is becoming permanently free and that the price tag on Steam has disappeared.
Timeline
2024: Facing the Rain launches on Steam as a paid game priced at $5.
Later in its sales run: the price is cut to around $3 while the game remains a paid product on Steam.
September 21, 2026: Permett-Studio announces that Facing the Rain will become permanently free.
September 28, 2026: the free-to-play change is set to take effect and the Steam price tag disappears, according to the source.
After the announcement: the source describes the move as permanent, not a temporary free promotion.
Background
The source describes Facing the Rain as a story-rich RPG with pixel art and an emphasis on choices rather than combat. That makes the game different from many traditional RPGs that center on battles. The combination of a hotel setting, a young female protagonist, and the fictional city of Drumberg gives the game a clear narrative frame, while puzzles and conversations drive progression.
Permett-Studio is named in the source as the developer behind the game. The free-status update therefore comes not from a random store listing, but from a developer announcement cited by the source. The report also notes that the price had already been reduced from $5 to around $3, showing that the game had gone through a pricing change before becoming free.
Some details remain unclear. The source does not confirm whether the free status appears the same way in every Steam region. It is also not clear whether the September 28 change rolled out worldwide at once or in stages. In addition, the source does not mention any concrete plans for DLC, expansions, or other paid content. As a result, the core of the news remains the permanent move to free-to-play and the earlier price changes.