Deal in effect until September 12
The Epic Games Store is giving out two freebies for PC players this week: the tough platforming adventureThe End is Nigh, andAbzu, a scenic underwater getaway that goes to unlikely places.
The End is Nighis the work of Edmund McMillen (Super Meat Boy) and Tyler Glaiel (Closure). “It’s a fantastic design that doesn’t just reward exploration and experimentation, but having dumb, simple fun as well,” Nic Rowen wrote inDestructoid’s review. “Uber-challenging platformers are often used as bragging rights titles, or as badges of honor proving just how hardcore a particular player is, but game designer Edmund McMillen has never lost sight of the fact that they need to be fun first and foremost.”
Abzu, on the other hand, is a calm oceanic adventure–a reminder that we need anotherEndless Ocean. “By being so brief and focused, I can easily remember what I did from start to end, which is quite rare compared to the twenty-hour epics that can be common in this industry,” Zack Furniss wrote in hisreview. “When recalling my journey, my head is filled with gorgeous sights and sounds,but there’s also a tiny whisper telling me the environment was the only part of the game that was mutable in any way.”
The next free PC game–Conarium, a horror story housed within a polar base, not a video game adaptation of 1997’s wonderfully junkyCon Air–will be up for grabs starting September 12.
