TheEpicGames Storeholiday generositydoes not stop at Christmas, andtoday’s free gameis a testament to how festive giveaways can also be aboutbrutally murderingeverything with a pulse.
Today’s free game isKill Knight, anisometric action shooterreleased in October 2024. You play a knight in shining armorfuelled by bloodlust, as youtraverse an eldritch arena and fight its denizens with a hail of bullets.
According toOpenCritic,Kill Knighthas an aggregate score of 83%among critics, but that is not its most impressive stat. The game was recommended by 95% of the 21 critics who reviewed it.
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Kill Knightshines through its minimalistic approach to gameplay. It is a distilled modernarcade titlewhere you launch it to kill stuff, so you go in, fulfill your bloodlust, and do so while enjoying beautifully tuned movement and combat mechanics.
Despite being a visually modest title,Kill Knighthas highsystem requirements, with a GTX 970 or R9 290X (4GB of VRAM) at the bare minimum.
Indie developer PlaySide first entered major gaming storefronts withAge of Darkness: Final Standin 2021, and followed that up with Fortnite-style FPSWorld Boss(2023) before putting outKill Knight.
The company has also releasedThrive: Heavy Lies the Crownin November 2024, for those craving an RTS fix.
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TheEGSversion of an Advent Calendar is expected to have new games announced every day through January 2.
Much like the starter title in this year’s edition,Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, the last game is likely to stay available for download for a week instead of a day.
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Here is the full list of Epic Game Store winter giveaways, including the past titles and the expected dates for upcoming ones.
It is not possible to go back and claim a title after a new one goes up, so make sure to check tomorrow for the next title.
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