CARY — The Epic Games store is now open just in time for the holidays. They’re even in the giving mood.
The company, which is featuring games from other developers, has promised one free game every two weeks throughout 2019.
The first free game will be Subnautica, available from December 14-27, followed by Super Meat Boy from December 28-January 10.
“Epic is funding these free releases so you always have something new to come and check out,” the company said in a statement, adding that the store will be growing “throughout 2019 and beyond.”
In addition, the company maintains it’s giving developers a bigger slice of the profits.
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“They receive 88 percent of the money you spend, versus only 70 percent elsewhere,” Epic Games said. “This helps developers succeed and make more of the games you love.”
The first games on the store are Hades by Supergiant Games, Ashen by Annapurna/A44, and Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek by tinyBuild.
Hades is the “rogue-like dungeon crawler” from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. It is available in early access, with updates to come every month until full release later in 2019.
Ashen is an action role-playing game about a wanderer in search of a home. You can forge relationships in the game, inviting other players to join your camp – they might just help you succeed.
Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek is the prequel to Hello Neighbor, where gamers get the chance to find what happened right before the events of the main game.
