Epic this week:
Breathedge, space-based action/survival. (And likely a repeat freebie.)
Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition, horse racing simulator.
I don’t know much about this game, but it looks pretty good.
It looks like it’s based on Japanese baseball - simulation type. It may just be free for now, as it’s listed as “free to play” but there’s also an option to “buy early”. Anyway … I snagged it but I haven’t played it yet.
Upon closer inspection, it looks like the buy early option is for the next iteration, the 2026 version, so, yeah, it looks pretty free to me.
I lamented missing this, but then it turns out I have three copies on Humble Bundle. At least two using Steam and one DRM-free download.
I haven’t used that place in so long I almost forgot about it.
It was “for the next 666 minutes”… ↩︎
Epic’s freebie this week:
Ikea has created a free mode for Skyrim – I kallax shelf (that follows you around?)
Brian
Epic this week:
Mindcop, whodunnit investigation game.
Shogun Showdown, rogue-lite turn-based deck-builder.
Does anyone want a Path of Exile 2 Early Access key? It’s a Diablo-like game with more depth and complexity. The keys are normally part of the $30+ packs, but I have 3 extra ones available. Just reply here or DM me (so they’re not scraped by bots).
The game is quite a bit better, more playable, and more polished now than it was at the start of Early Access. They’ve tweaked many of the earlier frustrations, toned down the souls-like parts of it, and added quality-of-life features to help you follow build guides, like highlighted paths in the skill tree and bespoke item filters for your particular build. All in all, that means the complexity is much more manageable now (as long as you choose a build guide to follow).
1.0 will fully release (and become to free play) on December 11, 2026. Until then, these early access codes will let you play the current season, which just started a week or two ago and will last until the 1.0 release. There’s plenty there to play already.