Game looks good, but sadly the SETUP.GCD returns an error of "The key cannot be decrypted." and "SETUP.GCD failed CRC check." Looks like the GameGiveaway team needs to do some fixing.

Previously given away July 22,2017 -- 28 (88%) thumbs up

game.giveawayoftheday[.]com/hello-venice/

This is a fantastic, beautiful and addicting game!

The match 3 effects are just thrilling. Once started, you simply can't stop until finish.

Played it a thousand times when it was last offered here. Build all varities of the garden architecture.

One of my favorite games - just amusing and calming. Thank you

Please excuse the lack of any reviews since Monday 25th. I've been really busy with legal stuff and other projects. I should be back soon-ish, but probably won't be posting reviews this weekend. but I will be moderating still. Stay safe everyone.

Hello Venice is a match three game on the lines of Four Elements with a gardenscape-esque like 'building' mini game. The graphics are quite old, but the game play is standard match three of the flow type. The game was originally given away July 22nd 2017, where it received a positive 88% from 32 votes. You can see the comments from that time HERE:

You can see a full review of the game via Gamezebo HERE and feedback in the Big Fish forums HERE. Some community members had issues with the mouse pointer. It is possible to fix this by changing the mouse pointer to the custom cursor. ( Of course if you can't see the cursor it will be difficult to change; you'll have to randomly click until you hit the collision mesh that doubles as a button for the custom cursor.

Useful Information not related to today's game giveaway:

Don't forget to check out the Epic Game store for the latest freebies HERE. The latest games are Borderlands The Hansome Collection (Shoot and loot as you explore the mayhem-filled world of Pandora in BORDERLANDS 2 and the lunar madness of BORDERLANDS: THE PRE-SEQUEL) and Sludge Life (a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.)

Also check out Reddit's Free Games on Steam (These may fluctuate over the week, so it's worth checking daily because there have been quite a few developers offering their commercial games for free during the lock-down - if you see a game, just open your Steam client and search for the game in the store; if it's still available free you'll see that they are 100% off, (though some of the giveaways are via other sites like Alienware; though I advise not following any links to the givekey.ru site as I believe it is a scam site. Read the comments for each giveaway and you'll see the genuine ones. Those with a Steam url, just require you to visit the appropriate store page via your Steam client and you should find the green buy button says 100% off, if it doesn't, it means the giveaway is over. The site is updated frequently, so if a game is no longer available it's usually tagged with an 'Over' icon. Hurry though because these free games don't stay free long. Once added to your account they become permanently attached.

You can also get loads of free DRM free games from Indie Gala and HERE. They have recently added a few more games that look worthwhile, including Construct: Escape the System, Doodle Devil, Airport Madness World Edition, Culling of the Cows, Naval Warfare, Lovely Planet, Dreamscapes: The Sandman: Premium Edition, Waste Walkers Subsistence plus loads more. Most are windows versions, but you'll find some also include Mac versions. They have recently updated their web site so accessing your library is different from several weeks ago; (I find the new format really slow).

Finally check Delenns threads for other freebies both Steam and Non Steam titles HERE and HERE. You'll find links to a Witcher card game plus The Witcher Enhanced Edition from GOG as well as the latest pre alpha version of Unreal Tournament (similar graphics to Unreal Tournament 3).