TheEpic Games Storehas updated its selection of free games to include a surprise horror game while also confirming the free games that users will be able to claim come October 20.Epic Games Storeusers can log in to the store now to grab two more games for their digital libraries and take note of what’s to come later this month.
When the latest Epic Games Store free games were first announced, the only title mentioned wasToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove. However, the Epic Games Store has surprised users with the addition of a horror game to go along withToeJam & Earl.Darkwoodis a top-down survival horror game where players scavenge for resources during the day and repel horrific monstrosities at night.Darkwoodreviews were mostly positiveat the time of its release, so it should make for a solid horror addition to the EGS free games lineup.

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Besides addingDarkwoodandToeJam & Earl: Back in the Grooveas the new free games, the Epic Games Store has also clued fans in on what they can expect from next week’s offerings. From October 20 to October 27,Epic Games Store userswill be able to claimEvoland Legendary EditionandFallout 3: Game of the Year Editionfor their collections.
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Evoland Legendary Editionis anRPGcollection that combines the first twoEvolandgames into a single package.Evolandearned mixed reviews at the time of its release, but the games were praised for their relatively short length compared to most games in the genre, which can sometimes be over-sized and padded with filler.
Fallout 3, meanwhile, really needs no introduction. The award-winning, critically-acclaimed action-RPG from Bethesda breathed new life into the post-apocalyptic franchise.Fallout 3is generally considered to be one of the best video games of all time, and so even though it’s over a decade old at this point, its inclusion as a free Epic Games Store game should still please users of the service. Better yet, the version ofFallout 3that’s being made free is theGame of the Year Edition, meaning it comes with all of the game’s post-launch expansion packs.
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