Swoop in, claim them on the Epic Store, and go about the rest of your Thursday routine

From August 5–12, you’re able to snatch up a free copy ofA Plague Tale: InnocenceandMinitfrom the Epic Games Store. Hey, wait a minute…That’s now! Yep, you’ve stumbled into another go-get-that-free-stuff PSA. These two games come highly recommended.

In particular,A Plague Tale: Innocencehas that “you know it’s good but you’re still procrastinating” energy, which is ideal for a free-to-keep giveaway. And I’d say that goes double now that we know a sequel,A Plague Tale: Requiem, is due in 2022. You don’t need to catch up with these rats yet, but at some point, future-you will be grateful you did.

Minit and A Plague Tale side-by-side

Admittedly,Minithas been through the free-game circuit before. (We weresupposedto getSpeed Brawlthis week until a last-minute switcheroo.) It’s worth it if you are okay with time loops in your video games — it’s a short enough adventure that repetition never grates too much — and if you’re partial to 2DZeldaand its impact on indies, even better.

Next week, from August 12–19, the Epic Games Store will offer upRebel Galaxy, a space-western game that’s cool but can’t quite live up to itsgrand ambitions.

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