Horror Fans Should Check Out This Week's Epic Games Store Free Game

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Epic Games' digital storefront has served as a competitor to the popular Steam service ever since its launch in 2018. By providing another place for players to buy and access games, the Epic Games Storehas helped to expand the options for gamers and developers alike. With features like storefront-exclusive games and time-exclusive releases, the Epic Games Store has proved to be a prominent place for players to go for the best and most up-to-date titles, like the recently released In Sound Mind.

Another popular element of the Epic Games Store that has been in operation since 2020 is the free game giveaway every week. Anyone with an Epic Games Store account can add these weekly titles to their library, and it offers players a chance to try out some games that they might otherwise have passed on. Recent free games have included the charming Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, seafaring adventure Windbound, and indie RPG Cris Tales. However, it's the upcoming free game In Sound Mind that might pique the interest of horror fans when it becomes available from March 17 — March 24.

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While horror remains a popular genre among the video game community, the last few years have had diminishing returns with the opinion of some gamers. From overused tropes to unoriginal formulas, it can be hard for a horror game to truly distinguish itself from others in the same style. There have been a few standouts that have helped to reinvent the genre and truly outshine their competitors like the haunting P.T. demo, the horrific Outlast and its sequel, and the disturbing Soma. The heyday for horror games is thought by some to be in the past, with less memorable offerings making up the majority of scary