Summary
TheEpic Games Storehas revealed the two free games it’s giving away beginning Thursday, October 17. Thursdays are always exciting forEpic Games Storeusers, as that’s when they have the chance to claim the latest free games.
Currently, the Epic Games Store free games areEmpyrion: Galactic SurvivalandOutliver: Tribulation.Outliveris a Soulslike survival-horror game, so it should be a great fit for anyone looking for something spooky to play for the Halloween season.Empyrion: Galactic Survivalis, as its name implies, a survival game with a sci-fi twist. Anyone interested in these gameshas until October 17 at 10:00am CT to claim them. At that point, they will be replaced by the next pair of Epic Games Store free games.
The next Epic Games Store free games areInvincible Presents: Atom EveandKardboard Kings. Originally released in 2023,Invincible Presents: Atom Eveis a visual novel gamewith some turn-based RPG combat. It earned mostly positive reviews at the time of its release, with particular praise for its story. Fans of theInvinciblecomic book and show should definitely make a note to claim it for free through the Epic Games Store come October 17.Kardboard Kings, meanwhile, lets players open up their own trading card shop. Instead of being a straight-up card shop simulator,Kardboard Kingsthrows a mystery story into the mix as well. It was also well-received, and in fact, has “Mostly Positive” reviews on Steam.
Epic Games Store Free Games for October 2024
Invincible Presents: Atom EveandKardboard Kingswill be free on the Epic Games Store from October 17 to October 24. On October 24, they will be replaced by a different set of free games. The Epic Games Store free games have proven time and time again that they can really be just about anything one can think of, but since Halloween is fast-approaching, it would make sense for a horror game to be one of the free titles. Alternatively, the Epic Games Store may wait until Thursday, October 31 to give away a free horror game instead. Of course, it’s possible that none of the otherEpic Games Store free gamesfor October 2024 will be horror games at all, so fans should keep that possibility in mind.
All kinds of horror games have been given away through the Epic Games Store in the past, and so there’s always a chance that another could be.Epic Games Store userswill simply have to keep an eye out and make sure that they claim the other free games in the meantime.
Epic Games Store
A digital video game storefront for Windows PC and macOS created and operated by Epic Games. Originally launched in December 2018, Epic Games Store is both a website as well as a standalone launcher.
