Epic Games Store free games for April are the third week in a row the company has given out games with a certain method, suggesting a new pattern.
There’s an old saying that once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, and three times is a pattern. Oftentimes, the ability to recognize these patterns in the gaming industry is helpful, although they are often hard to pinpoint entirely and change pretty rapidly too. It would seem that, over a span of three weeks, Epic Games Store has developed a new pattern—one it should keep pressing forward in the Epic free game selection of 2022.
In short, the Epic Games Store free games for April 14, April 7, and March 31 have all been really good titles following a big release/niche title pattern. One of the games is a smaller, but well-received, good game, and that’s important. Epic Games Store has always done a good job of putting the spotlight on games that may have flown under the radar, but it’s also tossing in some big games to bring in more attention. Overall, assuming this happening three times proves it’s a pattern, fans may hopefully see more of this in the coming weeks.
On March 31, Epic Games Store users received Total War: Warhammer and City of Brass. The latter is a small, roguelike game about searching a city for treasure. It’s something that may have flown under many radars, and it’s a good giveaway. It may have been one of those hidden Epic Games Store gems for many people. Meanwhile, while Total War is a strategy game (which is arguably not the most popular genre), it has that franchise name weight behind it. Many know what Total War is, and combined with great reviews, the free price tag, and more, it was a big giveaway for Epic Games Store.
It didn’t stop there, as for this week (beginning April 7), Epic Games Store users received Rogue Legacy and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. The latter may not perhaps be the biggest horror game out there, but it is often named as one of the best. Indeed, it has an entire following on its own—doing for horror what Total War did for strategy. Toss in Rogue Legacy, a small indie well-received roguelike game, and it’s a great week. Rogue Legacy 2 is also releasing at the end of April, so there’s not a better time to try out the first one.
With Rogue Legacy and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter available to be claimed now, fans know the two titles for April 14: Insurmountable and XCOM 2. The latter is perhaps the most popular title given away on Epic Games Store so far this year. What Total War is to strategy and Vanishing of Ethan Carter is to horror, XCOM 2 is double that for turn-based tactics. ALL tactics games are compared to XCOM 2, for good reason.
Yet, fans should not overlook the second title either. Insurmountable is up there with Rogue Legacy and City of Brass, as an indie game where players must take one of three characters through a journey in the mountains. It’s a lot of fun, and that’s what matters most at the end of the day for Epic Games Store and other services. This pattern, assuming it continues, is great—because it offers high-quality fun across both titles, no matter how big or small they may be.
Epic Games Store users typically get a handful of free games every month.
When Joshua Duckworth received Pokemon Yellow for Christmas at 5-years-old, his fate as a gamer was set. Since then, he’s been involved with every step of the gaming industries’ growth from the golden PS1 era and the dying days of the arcade to any current gaming trend. When he’s not writing, playing his own games, or thinking about writing or playing his games, he’s probably the second player to his son’s Pokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu! file. Joshua has an MA degree in English from Jacksonville State University, and the best way to contact him is at [email protected].
