Methodology

How DealDie Finds, Sorts, and Updates Giveaways

Our methodology: where giveaway data comes from, how often it refreshes, what 'worth' and 'claimed' mean, and how the Trending, Vault, Ending Soon, and Drops sections are built.

2 min readUpdated October 28, 2026

By the DealDie Team · Published September 30, 2026 · Last updated October 28, 2026

Where the data comes from

DealDie's giveaway listings come from the GamerPower giveaway feed, a public source that tracks free games, loot, and betas across PC, console, and mobile platforms. When configured, we also show bundle information from GG.deals. We do not invent listings, and every claim button points to the official offer page supplied by the source.

On top of that data, DealDie adds its own work: sorting, urgency views, value filters, saved lists, claim tracking, and the guides you are reading now.

How often it updates

Listings are refreshed from the source roughly every 10 to 30 minutes and cached in between so pages load fast. Countdown timers run live in your browser. Because giveaways can end early when keys run out, there can be a short delay between an offer ending and it disappearing from DealDie.

What the numbers mean

Each listing shows a few figures, and here is how to read them:

  • Worth: the estimated regular price of the item, as reported by the data source. It is an estimate, not a guaranteed resale or store price.
  • Claimed: how many users of the data source have claimed the offer. It is a popularity signal and a hint that limited keys may be running low.
  • Ends: the official end date when one is published. 'N/A' means the source has no fixed end date.

How each section is built

The sections are simple, transparent rules rather than paid placements:

  • Trending: active offers sorted by number of claims
  • Vault: offers with an estimated worth of $30 or more, sorted by value
  • Ending Soon: offers that end within the next seven days, soonest first
  • Drops: in-game loot and DLC offers, sorted by popularity

Independence and advertising

No publisher or store pays for placement in DealDie listings. The site may show advertising to cover running costs. Ads are served by third-party networks, are visually separate from listings, and do not affect how offers are ranked.

Corrections

If you spot a broken link, an expired offer, or a listing that looks wrong, please tell us through the contact page. We review reports and, where the problem is with the upstream data, pass it on to the source.

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