Like every week, you can currently get free games in the Epic Games Store that you would otherwise have to pay cash for. This time you can look forward to two titles, both of which have to do with magic, but could hardly be more different.
On the one hand there is a dark open-world experience with Japanese folklore and on the other hand there is a colorful multiplayer title in which you play hide-and-seek in a friendly atmosphere. Until 7. November 2024
To the free games in the Epic Store
Highlight: Ghostwire: Tokyo
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GhostWire: Tokyo – test video for the open world game from the Evil Within developers
developer: Tango Gameworks | Genre: Survival-Horror/Ego-Shooter | Release: March 2022
In Ghostwire: Tokyo you play as the survivor of a paranormal event that causes all the residents of Japan’s capital Tokyo to suddenly disappear. What remains is now in the clutches of a powerful and mysterious occultist with supernatural abilities.
Your job is to save the city and put the evil force in its place. To do this, you team up with a vengeful spirit creature who also equips you with supernatural abilities such as telekinesis or power projectiles. These serve as weapons that you can unlock and improve as you progress through the game.
You need them too, because during your adventure you will regularly have to compete with nasty occultists and strange monsters who are inspired by Japanese folklore and who won’t hesitate to tear you to pieces.
Overall, you can watch Ghostwire: Tokyo as Balancing act between open world, horror and magic shooter introduce. You can find out more information about the game in our detailed test.
Witch It
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Witch It – Video special for the DCP winner “best Europe game 2018”
developer: Barrel Roll Games | Genre: Multiplayer-Action | Release: March 2020
Witch It is a Multiplayer hide and seek gamewhich is strongly based on the well-known mod Prop Hunt. There are two teams, one player taking on the role of brave hunters and the other having to hide as devious witches.
The latter can transform into numerous objects in order to disguise themselves as a supposed part of the game world. But the hunters also have a few tricks up their sleeves and make every round exciting.
Ghostwire: Tokyo comes from the developer studio Tango Gameworks, founded by Shinji Mikami, which is also responsible for the modern horror classic The Evil Within and the music game Hi-Fi Rush. After being shut down by Microsoft, it has now found a new home with Korean publisher Krafton.