Next week’s free Epic Games Store title has been revealed

Next week’s free Epic Games Store title has been announced.

DARQ: Complete Edition will be free to download from October 28 until November 4.

The game tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare.

“While exploring the darkest corners of his subconscious, Lloyd learns how to survive the nightmare by bending the laws of physics and manipulating the fluid fabric of the dream world,” according to DARQ’s product description.

DARQ will replace first person horror adventure Among the Sleep – Enhanced Edition, which normally costs £13.99 but is currently free to download until October 28.

Epic claimed in January that the Epic Games Store had attracted over 160 million PC users since launching in December 2018.

The company has been giving away free titles on a weekly basis since the marketplace launched, including 103 games in 2020, collectively worth $2,407 based on US prices. Epic said users claimed over 749 million free titles last year.

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