Epic Game Store holiday giveaway

[Thomkal]

Thanks Critch!


Yeah a lot of them I have no interest in, but that makes the "gems" even brighter

[Thomkal]

One free game this week, and one that might serve you in good stead in the Trump administration:


1)Beholder-you are a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country-you must spy and keep an eye on your renters and report anything suspicious to the authorities

[StLee]

My kid is insisting that he wants a PS5 for Christmas. Since we have a few more bucks in our pockets, I'll get him one, but I am looking for the best deal and if we should get the disk version of the PS5.

Please help me out. Where can I get the best deal for a new PS5 this holiday season?


P.S. - I told him he could ONLY get a PS5 if he gets the NCAA Football game and lets me play it. I still play NCAA 14, but I would love to see how it plays in the next-gen.

[Thomkal]

I don't have any consoles but someone here can get you a good deal I'm sure

[Thomkal]

Nothing say Thanksgiving like this free game at Epic this week:


Brotato-play as a potato (not mashed) in a top down roguelike shooter where you fight off aliens (Europeans?) with the help of your six hands and weapons for them. Happy Thanksgiving?

[Ghost Econ]

Elite Dangerous and Jurassic World Evolution are free through Prime Gaming.

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Nothing say Thanksgiving like this free game at Epic this week:


Brotato-play as a potato (not mashed) in a top down roguelike shooter where you fight off aliens (Europeans?) with the help of your six hands and weapons for them. Happy Thanksgiving?

Brotato is one of my top 3 bullet heaven/auto shooter games. Easy to sit and mindlessly play for a bit.

[dubb93]

Originally Posted by StLee

My kid is insisting that he wants a PS5 for Christmas. Since we have a few more bucks in our pockets, I'll get him one, but I am looking for the best deal and if we should get the disk version of the PS5.

Please help me out. Where can I get the best deal for a new PS5 this holiday season?


P.S. - I told him he could ONLY get a PS5 if he gets the NCAA Football game and lets me play it. I still play NCAA 14, but I would love to see how it plays in the next-gen.

As far as I can tell Amazon is as good of a place as any. Does he like Fortnite? That seems to be the bundle this year. I think everyone is going to have the same prices though.

[Ghost Econ]

I would get the disk version and they're on sale at target currently.

[Thomkal]

Two gifts to put under the tree this week:


1) Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop-where you can create and run your own bus empire


2)Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Sage-Legos and Star Wars how could this not be a good game?


Next week looks like they are going back to the Holiday mystery free game promo. These are usually pretty good so make sure you are back here next week to find out

[Mota]

I was actually considering buying Bus Simulator at the Steam sale, so this is good timing. Thanks for the heads up!

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Two gifts to put under the tree this week:


1) Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop-where you can create and run your own bus empire


2)Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Sage-Legos and Star Wars how could this not be a good game?


Next week looks like they are going back to the Holiday mystery free game promo. These are usually pretty good so make sure you are back here next week to find out

Thanks, as always for these!

There are times when I am at my home computer and suddenly wonder what the free game of the week is on Epic. I could just click on my Epic app on my PC to see, but come here instead!

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Mota

I was actually considering buying Bus Simulator at the Steam sale, so this is good timing. Thanks for the heads up!

Welcome!

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Thanks, as always for these!

There are times when I am at my home computer and suddenly wonder what the free game of the week is on Epic. I could just click on my Epic app on my PC to see, but come here instead!

Glad to do my little part for the community here

[Ghost Econ]

Amazon Prime Gaming has a lot of games they're giving away, but they're mostly older and pretty sure they're mostly repeats.

[Thomkal]

I may need someone to update this thread with the Christmas free games because I may have a family emergency to attend to:


The mystery free game for this week is: Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.



It looks like starting on the 19th the free games will change to a daily free game

[Mota]

Return to Moria is a pretty good game, fun to play if you're into survival crafting type games.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Mota

Return to Moria is a pretty good game, fun to play if you're into survival crafting type games.

Yeah I didn't really know much about it other than it was a Middle-Earth game

[Honolulu_Blue]

Me and some friends played Return To Moria 4-player co-op. It was pretty fun for a while.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

I may need someone to update this thread with the Christmas free games because I may have a family emergency to attend to:


The mystery free game for this week is: Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.



It looks like starting on the 19th the free games will change to a daily free game

Just a reminder I will not be around tomorow to post the first free game when it goes live,

[Thomkal]

Had time between appointments to check and the first free game for Epic's holiday promo is Vampire Survivors

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

Had time between appointments to check and the first free game for Epic's holiday promo is Vampire Survivors

So much fun if you like bullet heaven games.

[SirFozzie]

BAFTA’s 2023 Game of the Year is free for the next 24 hours | VGC

[SirFozzie]

and the steam winter sale starts in about 20 minutes.

[NobodyHere]

Astrea: Six Sided Oracles is today's game.

Never heard of it myself. Some kind of rogue-lite deckbuilder game.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Astrea: Six Sided Oracles is today's game.

Never heard of it myself. Some kind of rogue-lite deckbuilder game.

Thanks NH, I've only seen ads for it-its a deckbuilder that uses dice for a deck and you have (I think) Slay the Spire like combat. You are trying to build up enough Purification rolls to defeat the Corruption that's infecting the star system.


This one is only free for today

[Thomkal]

Today's Present is:


Terra Tech: An Open world Survival game where you create your own designs through a mixture of combat crafting and discovery


This one is only for free today

[Thomkal]

Today's Present is:


Wizard of Legend-an action roguelike game hat relies on precise movement and combo of spells

[Thomkal]

Today's Present is a free add-on to the already free Dark and Darker. Turns the free "squire" game into Legendary Status where you basically get more of everything the base game offers

[Thomkal]

Today's present is one I've actually been interested in for a while:


Dredge-its a single playing fishing adventure/horror game as you find what's going on at a mysterious archipelago

[Thomkal]

Merry Christmas from Epic:


Today's present is Control-you become the Director of a secret agency after it is infiltrated by a otherworldly force. You use your own supernatural powers in the struggle to take control of the agency again

[Ghost Econ]

Today's game is Ghostrunner 2.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by Ghost Econ

Today's game is Ghostrunner 2.

Thanks haven't had a chance to look today. Also the base game of Civ 6 is on sale for $3 if you still don't have it

[Thomkal]

Relive your childhood with today;s Present:


Hot Wheels Unleashed

[Thomkal]

Today's Present is:


Kill Knight-an arcade like action shooter

[Thomkal]

Today's present is the cheery end of the year game:


Orcs Must Die 3

[SirFozzie]

REDACTED is the next free game.

No, it's not that it's a matter of national intelligence.

That is the actual game name, (oh, excuse me, [REDACTED]

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

REDACTED is the next free game.

No, it's not that it's a matter of national intelligence.

That is the actual game name, (oh, excuse me, [REDACTED]

Thanks Fozzie

[Thomkal]

Today's present is SIFU-a martial arts third person brawler

[Thomkal]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is the present for today

[Thomkal]

Looks like the last present will be:


Hell Let Loose, a hardcore WWII themed shooter with up a 100 players.



This one is good for a week so we are back to the regular schedule

[NobodyHere]

Little disappointed with the offerings this year.

[Thomkal]

Yeah there were some repeats there, and some bigger names like Kingdom Come I'm not interested in. Couple I will check out when I have the chance. I would say Dredge and Control were the highlights for me

[Critch]

Not the greatest selection overall, but I got way more than my money's worth from Dredge. Great game.

[Thomkal]

Back to our weekly freebie, this week's is:


Turmoil-a tongue in cheek look at the simulation genre. You play as an oil entrepreneur trying to take advantage of the oil rush in 19th century America

[Thomkal]

I will not be around today when the free game goes live but it should be Escape Academy, which is probably a must have for fans of escape room games

[Thomkal]

This week's free game looks interesting:


Behind the Frames: The Finest Scenery


-You play as an aspiring artist trying to create her masterpiece. Solve art related puzzles to reveal her story as you create her masterpiece

[Thomkal]

This week's free game is:


Undying-you play as a young woman who has been infected by a zombie. She is trying to protect her young son while fighting off her infection and teaching her son how to survive in this new world before she turns into a zombie herself

[dubb93]

Originally Posted by Thomkal

This week's free game is:


Undying-you play as a young woman who has been infected by a zombie. She is trying to protect her young son while fighting off her infection and teaching her son how to survive in this new world before she turns into a zombie herself

Sounds like someone played Walking Dead Telltale Season 1 and said hold my beer.

[Thomkal]

Originally Posted by dubb93

Sounds like someone played Walking Dead Telltale Season 1 and said hold my beer.

Heh, I watched Season 1 of Walking Dead and that was enough to cure me of zombie apocalypse games forever (the scene with some of them coating themselves with corpses so they could walk down the street still haunts my dreams )