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TheEpic Games Storefree games for October 26 to November 2 areTandem: A Tale of ShadowsandThe Evil Within 2. TheEpic Games Storemay not have a big mystery game promotion in October like it has in December, but that doesn’t mean that the digital storefront doesn’t know how to celebrate the spooky season.
Thecurrent Epic Games Store free gamesareEternal ThreadsandThe Evil Within, both available from October 19 to October 26.Eternal Threadsis a first-person puzzle game, whereasThe Evil Withinis a survival-horror game from the mind of Shinji Mikami, best known as the creator of theResident Evilfranchise. On October 26 at 10:00am local time,Eternal ThreadsandThe Evil Withinwill be removed from the Epic Games Store free games lineup and replaced byTandem: A Tale of ShadowsandThe Evil Within 2, with Epic Games Store users having a week to claim those free games for their collection as well.
Tandem: A Tale of ShadowsandThe Evil Within 2will be free from October 26 to November 2, meaning their availability as Epic Games Store freebies will overlap with Halloween. Considering this, it’s really no surprise that the games fit in perfectly with the spooky holiday.Tandem: A Tale of Shadowsis a puzzle platformer with some creepy visuals, whereasThe Evil Within 2is yet another Tango Gameworks survival-horror game.
Epic Games Store Free Games October 2023
Epic Games Store users that have yet to play the games will likely appreciate that the launcher is giving away the firstEvil Withinone week and then the sequel the following week. Both games are great to play for Halloween.The originalEvil Withinis known for being more of a pure horror game, whereasThe Evil Within 2, while still clearly a survival-horror title, does have a little more action and even some open-ended areas that experiment with open world level design.
As long as Epic Games Store users claim the free games during their window of availability, they are theirs to keep forever, no strings attached. The same will apply to theEpic Games Store free mystery gamesthat will likely return in December. Whereas the usual Epic Games Store free games are revealed on a weekly basis, the mystery games are a daily affair, serving as an advent calendar of sorts to keep EGS users coming back each day while the launcher holds its big holiday sale.
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