Xbox is giving away Tell Me Why free to keep — claim Dontnod’s story before it disappears
Console storefronts rarely hand out true keepers. Xbox is doing it with Tell Me Why — Dontnod’s narrative adventure about twins returning to their Alaska hometown. Multiple July roundups flag the Microsoft Store tile as free to add permanently, with no clear public end date. That usually means: claim today, argue with Microsoft later.
PC’s Steam/Amazon window for Tell Me Why already expired earlier in July. This callout is for the Xbox console giveaway still reported as active — verify the price on your regional Microsoft Store before it flips back.
What you are claiming
A choice-driven mystery with twin protagonists, strong writing credentials from the Life is Strange studio lineage, and a complete story you can finish in a few evenings. At its normal ~$20 price it is an easy skip for backlog cowards. At $0 it is an easy forever add.
Claim on Xbox: Tell Me Why on the Microsoft Store (confirm Free in your region).
Pair it with tonight’s Epic and Prime claims if you are doing a full free-library sweep — different ecosystems, same rule: ownership beats screenshots of wishlists.
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