Again and again the Steam competitor Epic Games mixes up the cards and distributes one or more free games. You can secure the titles with just one click of the mouse and they stay in your library forever. With the free games, Epic aims not to leave Steam to the field without a fight at the digital game trade.
And fighting is a good keyword, because even in the free game of the week the fists fly at Epic. To get there isA colorful beating game in a 16-bit look that wants to remind you of the good old arcade time. We have the details for you.
The free game of the week: River City Girls
Genre: Beat'em Up |developer: WayForward |Release:5. September 2019
Beat'em UpIs kept in anime style and a spin-off of the Japanese beating game River City. Instead of the protagonist of the first part, Kunio and Riki, this time she also plays her strong -fighting friends Kyoko and Misako. Because the two unfortunate heroes from the original were kidnapped!
The girls therefore open up with all kinds of weapons, special attacks and combos in their luggage to free them and fight through six districts from River City. You meet well -known NPCs and also get numerous new skills.
You can either play River City Girls alone orin pairs in the local co -op. The story next to the fighting action is told about anime sequences and manga panels. The voice output is only available in English; However, all texts have been translated into German.
On steamBy the way, the game isin 84 percent positive reviews.
As always, you have exactly one week, sountil March 17, 2025 at 5:00 p.m., to add the game free of charge to your library in the Epic Game Store. After that, a new free title awaits you.
Which games are otherwise free?
For the sake of completeness, we do not want to withhold it from you that GOG, the CD Project game marketplace, tooThere is a permanent selection of free titles, including the first two The-Elder-SCROLLS parts Daggerfall and Arena. Especially for fans of retro games, it is worthwhile to take a regular look here.
If there is no suitable free game for you this week, it is a shame, but also not the end of the world. Just have a look at us next week when the next game gift arrives. In addition, we present the current free games for the weekend at Steam every week.
What do you think of the current free game at Epic? Did you already know River City Girls? Please write it in the comments!
