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August 24 - August 31, 2023: Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
August 31 - September 7, 2023: Cave Story+
I think these are probably repeats, but again, a good second chance for anyone who missed it last time.
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August 3 - August 10: Bloons TD6, Loop Hero
August 10 - August 17: Europa Universalis IV, Orwell
Bloons and Loop Hero are repeats, so it's a second chance for anyone who missed them last time. I haven't played Bloons (It's a tower defense, I think?) but Loop Hero is neat.
Epic Games Store
August 24 - August 31, 2023: Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
August 31 - September 7, 2023: Cave Story+
I think these are probably repeats, but again, a good second chance for anyone who missed it last time.
Epic Game Store stuff has been pretty dull lately, but Amazon Prime is giving away Ghostwire Tokyo (with an EGS key no less) starting October 5th.
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October 19 - October 26: Eternal Threads; The Evil Within
October 26 - November 2: Tandem: a Tale of Shadows; The Evil Within 2
Can't speak for the other two, but the Evil Within games are pretty decent and why I'm bothering to bump this thread with an EGS update. They are survival horror games from one of the original creators of Resident Evil. In typical genre fashion, the first game is a little underbaked and janky but has a much more prominent horror atmosphere, while the second game is a much better made game but isn't as scary as a result. Generally giving more control and options to the player makes a game more fun but less stressful.
The two most notable games that Amazon Prime is giving away this month are Rage 2 and Invincible Presents: Atom Eve, through Epic Games Store.
The Atom Eve game is a visual novel based on Invincible and is new this month. I'm not expecting it to be good but if you are a fan of Invincible and have the relevant accounts it could still be worth checking out.
The original Half Life is free on Steam as part of an anniversary celebration until November 20th.
Was bringing that here to post:
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-just-m...f-documentary/
GOG is giving away Styx: Shards of Darkness for a limited time I guess as part of their Black Friday sales. They tend to give away a lot of games I've never heard of, but I've played this one.
It's a stealth game where you play as a goblin. It's also one of those games that got mediocre critic reviews but good user reviews. That praise is why I tried it myself, though I didn't like it enough to finish it.
Like all GOG giveaways, its a limited time thing. And depending on which landing page is correct this post will either be relevant for 5 hours or for 60.
Amazon Prime is giving away Epic Game Store keys for Deathloop this month.
Not sure what the free game is on Epic this week, but next week it looks like they are starting the holiday mystery game thing again.
Epic's first free mystery game is Destiny 2: Legacy Collection. That will last until the 20th, at which point they will transition to offering one new mystery game a day. Supposedly there will be 17 this year.
Destiny 2's base game is free, but the legacy collection gives you access to the first three expansions. From what I hear the structure of that game is weird and confusing now, but I do remember the base game being fun.
Ghostwire: Tokyo is the free Epic mystery game today. This has been given away previously, but it's a chance to pick it up if you missed it last time.
It's a sort of first person shooter adventure game that has you fighting Japanese folklore spirits in modern Tokyo using various elemental "magic" abilities. Before it came out, it was described as spooky but not horror.
Today's free Epic mystery game is The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition. This is a pretty good game to get for free, but you'll only have 24 hours to redeem it before the next mystery game.
The Outer Worlds is a sci-fi first person rpg from Obsidian, the creators of Fallout New Vegas. It's got a similar vibe, but in spaaaace. I assume this version comes with DLC included.
Today's free Epic mystery game is Saints Row (reboot). This is a fairly new game but was considered mediocre and a commercial failure, leading to the closure of the development studio that made it. Your mileage may vary on whether or not its worth your time.
Today's Epic free mystery game is Ghostrunner. I think it was free on Amazon at one point.
This is a first person action platformer. You play as a cyborg ninja and dash through difficult levels. It has a sequel that came out earlier this year.
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Today's free Epic mystery game is A Plague Tale: Innocence.
This is an action-adventure game about two siblings trying to survive during the black death. They are being pursued by Inquisition soldiers, but the real star of the show is the rats. When they amass in large numbers it almost becomes a horror game.
I went to get it, but apparently it's been free before, because I already had it in the library.
I guess it's just one of those games that I would like to play, but will never get around to playing. :-)
The last free Epic mystery game is Guardians of the Galaxy. It will be available until the 11th, and then it's back to the usual schedule of games I've never heard of before.
I wasn't sure, but I'm not surprised. They do a lot of repeats these days.
And better to play a game when you feel like it, rather than play it just because someone tells you it's good, though it is good.
As a promotion with the new Fallout TV show, Fallout 76 is available for free to Prime members. Offer expires May 24.
Note that they give you a Windows Store key for the game.
Looks like they are also giving away Chivalry 2 (GoG) this month. I think that's a multiplayer medieval combat game that was fairly popular for awhile within its niche.
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