After the commotion around Death Stranding, which is still currently offered completely free of charge by Epic and briefly caused problems in the store as soon as confusion and frustration among gamers, the run for the next game should not be quite as enormous.
If the predictions of the leakers are correct, the triple-A production by Hideo Kojima is followed by a rather smaller title on Boxing Day. We reveal whether it’s still worth taking a closer look at the new free game.
What is the name of the next free game in the Epic Games Store?
The festive promotion in the Epic Games Store will give all players with a linked account a free game every day up to and including Thursday, January 5, 2023, which can be downloaded for 24 hours starting at 5 p.m. at no additional cost and then played permanently.
Epic traditionally teases the mysterious next title with a digital gift box in advance. The box then contains several hints in stylized form about which game it is.
In case of the title for Christmas Day, we can see the silhouette of an oversized fist with ugly ears. Actually, it can only be F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch.
You never look a gift horse in the mouth anyway. Thus, any of the numerous free games in the Epic Games Store could be downloaded without hesitation anyway.
However, since players usually have a sprawling back catalog of unplayed titles and may not be blessed with unlimited time or storage space, it’s worth asking whether downloading F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch is worth it at all.
Looking at the scores collected on Metacritic, the answer is definitely “yes”. The Metascore of the Metroidvania F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch on PC is a respectable 81 out of 100.
We’ll definitely know on Monday, December 26 if the new free game in the Epic Games Store will indeed be this title.
