If it’s freebies you’re after, the Epic Games Store has another bunch for you to add to your calendar, with acclaimed photography puzzler Toem and zombie rogue-like The Last Stand: Aftermath both now confirmed to be getting the freebie treatment next week.
Starting with Toem, it’s a game of chill beats and quirky characters that sees players setting off on an expedition across a gloriously presented black-and-white world. Along the way, there are gentle problems to solve, all requiring creative use of your camera.
Christian Donlan called Toem a “cheerful modern classic” in his Essential review, championing its “playful challenges and a warm sense of place”.
As for next week’s second free Epic Store game, that’ll be The Last Stand: Aftermath, a “single-player standalone action adventure rogue-lite” – and the fifth title in developer Con Artist Games’ zombie-apocalypse-themed The Last Stand series.
Playing as an infected survivor who’ll inevitably succumb to the zombie virus (at which point a new survivor takes over), players are tasked with exploring the ruins of civilisation, gathering materials and crafting valuable items to aid their progress as they go.
Toem: A Photography Adventure and The Last Stand: Aftermath will both be free to download and permanently add to your Epic Games Store library starting next Thursday, 19th September, after which a fresh batch of freebies will take their place.
And if you’ve missed Epic’s current free games – Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland and Super Crazy Rhythm Castle – there’s still time to pick them up before it’s all change.