TheEpic Games Storegives away new free games on a weekly basis, with users able to grab their next free offering every Thursday at 10am CT. Besides giving fans a new free game for their digital libraries, theEpic Games Storealso uses Thursdays at 10am CT to reveal what’s coming the following week.
Thursday, January 27 is no exception to that rule, with the Epic Games Store giving away a new free game while also confirming what’s coming next week. As of right now, Epic Games Store users can claim the mecha action gameDaemon x Machinafor free.Daemon x Machinawas originally a Nintendo Switch exclusive gamebut eventually made its way to PC. It earned somewhat mixed reviews at the time of its release, but it should still appeal to fans of the genre.
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Daemon x Machinais the Epic Games Store free game from Thursday, January 27 until Thursday, February 3 at 10am CT, at which point it will be replaced by the next free game. Next week’s free game isYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, a well-received 2D platformer from Playtonic, a studio comprised of former Rare developers.
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What’s interesting aboutYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lairbeing one of the Epic Games Store free games is that it’s actually already been given away for free through the Epic Games Store before. In fact,Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lairwas one of the free games that the Epic Games Store gave away during its12 Days of Free Games eventthat took place at the end of 2019.
Considering this, it’s quite possible that there are manyEpic Games Store usersthat already haveYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lairin their collection, and so they may be disappointed by next week’s offering. However, there are definitely those that missed out on claimingYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lairwhen it was free the first time around, and so they will no doubt appreciate the opportunity to add the game to their collection now.
Anyone regularly claiming the Epic Games Store free games should have the entireYooka-Layleeseries in their collection. Not only hasYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lairbeen given away for free a couple of times, but theoriginalYooka-Layleehas been an Epic Games Store free game in the past as well. In any case, Epic Games Store users can claimDaemon x Machinanow and grabYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lairfor free next week assuming they haven’t already claimed it before.
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