Every week, theEpic Games Storeallows players to download a selection of titles at absolutely no cost. At this very moment, theEpic Games Store’s March 5 free gamesare available, and they are the roguelikeGoNNERand the real-time strategy gameOffworld Trading Company. These two titles will be available until the morning of March 12, at which point they will be replaced by a new batch of free games, and indeed the Epic Games Store has now revealed exactly what this next set of games will be.
From March 12 to 19, fans will be able to downloadAnodyne 2: Return To Dust,A Short Hike, andMutazionefrom theEpic Games Storewithout paying a dime. All three of these games were released just last year, making this a particularly strong week for the Epic Games Store’s free game promotion, andA Short Hikeis perhaps the headliner of the bunch.
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Primarily a game focused around exploration and relaxation,A Short Hikecasts players in the role of Claire, an adorable bird, as she attempts to reach the top of a mountain. The path that fans take to reach the summit inA Short Hikeis largely up to them, and the cute critters that can be encountered along the way are sure to delight anyone that is currently waiting forAnimal Crossing: New Horizons' release dateto arrive.
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust, on the other hand, will have players trying to save the world from the danger that is Nano Dust. Mixing 3D overworld exploration with 2D dungeon crawling,Anodyne 2: Return to Dustis a good fit for fans of2DThe Legend of Zeldagames, and its art style may indeed do the trick for players that remember the era of the PS1 and N64 fondly.
Finally there isMutazione, an adventure game that developer Die Gute Fabrik describes as a “mutant soap opera.” In this title, players will get familiar with the community of Mutazione through the eyes of 15-year-old-Kai, interacting with the locals, attending cookouts, and more. Fans of games likeNight in the Woodsmay find a lot to love inMutazione, where “the juicy personal drama is just as important as the high-stakes adventure.”
Already in 2020, the Epic Games Store has given away some big-budget games, includingAssassin’s Creed SyndicateandKingdom Come: Deliverance. While this week’s offerings are smaller,indie games, it is still a very strong showing, and it will be exciting to see what theEpic Games Storefollows up with in the weeks to come.
