Survival horror followers received a particular little deal with with the discharge of The Evil Within, printed by Bethesda in 2014. Directed by Resident Evil veteran Shinji Mikami, it advised the story of a police detective investigating a homicide, who descends right into a world of monsters more and more disconnected from actuality. As is its wont, the Epic Games Store is freely giving each the first Evil Within sport this week and its sequel The Evil Within 2 subsequent week.

The Evil Within received usually sturdy critiques upon launch, praising the cinematic environment and over-the-shoulder motion and puzzle gameplay paying homage to style staple Resident Evil 4. Some of the extra fantastical parts of the story don’t fairly maintain up, however in case you’re in search of a traditional survival horror from a number of the style’s most celebrated creators, it’s positively value a play-through. The Evil Within 2 from 2017 received the same response, with technical points resolved and the story progressing effectively from the unique.

If you’ve taken benefit of Epic’s PC game freebies earlier than, you know the way this goes. Open the Epic Games Launcher consumer in your laptop and click on the “store” tab (or go to the web version of the store), scroll down a bit, and also you’ll see the “Free Games” part. Click The Evil Within, then click on “Get” on the sport web page, and also you’ll be capable of obtain and play it everytime you need. The sport is related together with your Epic account from then on.

The Evil Within is free till subsequent Thursday, October twenty sixth, with The Evil Within following the week after. You can even seize indie puzzle narrative sport Eternal Threads this week and puzzle-platformer Tandem: A Tale of Shadows subsequent week.