What are free on the Epic Games Store? Every week, Fortnite creators and famed game published, Epic Games, gives away at least one free title for PC gamers, from AAA heavy hitters to hidden indie gems.
Logging in week after week and adding them to your library is a great way to build a backlog you can return to at quiet points of the year, or if you’re looking for that perfect palate cleanser. Want to know what’s available right now, and what’s coming next week? Carry on reading.
Epic has revealed that not one, but three (technically) games will be up for grabs. These include multiplayer pirate sim, Blazing Sails, and the Q.U.B.E. Ultimate Bundle, both of which will be yours to claim from October 12th to October 19th. Make sure you log into the Epic Games Store via the official client or a web browser and simply add it to your collection to keep forever.
What free games are coming to the Epic Games Store?
Blazing Sails is a first person, pirate-themed PvP title, swapping assault rifles and grenades for cutlasses and galleons. Likened to the wildly successful Sea of Thieves, this game offers a range of different game modes to dive into, including its own take on battle royale.
The highlight here is being able to crew your own ship on the high seas, working together with squad mates to navigate perilous waters, reining down cannon fire on enemy vessels while defending and repairing your own. Following a bounty of DLC and free updates, the game currently sits on a “very positive” user score over on Steam.
If you prefer Portal-like puzzlers to pirate sims, then good news. You’ll be able to get your hands on both Q.U.B.E. and Q.U.B.E. 2 in one bundle, complete with a swathe of bonus extras. Both games have you delving into a labyrinth of brain-teasing challenges, using your trusty cube to interact with and manipulate your environment to progress. We scored both games a brilliant 8/10. Here’s what Ade said in his Q.U.B.E. 2 review:
Thanks to its derivative nature, Q.U.B.E. 2 never quite escapes the shadow cast by Portal. There’s too many similarities within its core mechanics, structure, and themes for it to stand alone entirely. And yet, once the player accepts that, they will find a compelling puzzler. There’s roughly five to six hours of gameplay here and, once Q.U.B.E. 2 is completed, little reason to return to its embrace. Yet whilst it burns it does so brightly, compelling the player to the end with several puzzles that equal Valve’s best.
What games are free on the Epic Games Store?
Godlike Burger is a restaurant management sim like no other: originally released last year, it’s Diner Dash with a macabre twist, set in space!
- Become a Murderous Chef: Players step into the shoes of a maniac chef running a space restaurant that serves burgers made from aliens. The twist? The secret ingredient is the customers themselves.
- Daytime Gameplay: Cook delicious burgers during the day to attract different aliens. Use a meat cleaver or creative traps to eliminate customers and collect ingredients.
- Nighttime Management: During the night, upgrade kitchen appliances, set traps, buy supplies, and concoct “secret sauces.” Manage your restaurant, relocate to different planets, or pay bribes to avoid police suspicion.
- Cook, Kill, Manage: The game involves a cycle of cooking the best burgers, eliminating customers with traps or a meat cleaver, and managing the restaurant to increase prestige, attract more customers, and explore new planets.
- Creative Kill Methods: Players can use hidden traps, deadly sauces, or the classic meat cleaver to eliminate customers and maintain a low police suspicion.
- Kitchen Improvement: Improve the kitchen, discover the preferences of different alien races, and unlock the secret to the perfect burger.
- Galactic Exploration: Explore the galaxy, encounter various alien species with unique strengths and weaknesses, and expand your restaurant’s reach.
- Stealth and Smart Gameplay: Avoid getting caught by playing smartly. Leave no witnesses, manage police suspicion, and plan your actions carefully.
- Nighttime Upgrades: Manage the restaurant at night by cooking new sauces, buying ingredients, and upgrading kitchen, traps, and weapons.
- Quests and Challenges: Complete quests ranging from clogged toilets to zombie attacks, adding diverse challenges to the gameplay.
Epic has been in the spotlight for the wrong reasons this past week, having announced mass layoffs. As always, our thoughts are with those affected.
Source: Epic Games Store
