October 29th free games roundup
Claim nine free games across the Epic Games Store, Steam, and itch.io, led by the neon-soaked retro survival horror game Sorry We're Closed and the Sudoku-inspired puzzler Hexologic.
Today's lineup of free-to-keep PC games includes nine titles across the Epic Games Store, Steam, and itch.io. While several smaller indie releases are permanently free downloads, the headline giveaways from Epic's ongoing weekly rotation and Steam's publisher promotions are only available for a few days.
Epic Games Store
Sorry We're Closed is a neon-soaked survival horror game from developer à la mode games and publisher Akupara Games that combines classic PS1-style fixed-camera exploration with first-person arcade shooting. Originally released in November 2024, it follows Michelle as she uses her Third Eye to peer between worlds and break a powerful demon's curse (and while it normally goes for $24.99 on Steam, it's completely free on the Epic Games Store right now). You have until November 5 at 11:00 AM EST to claim it and keep it in your library permanently, and I'm curious to see how the transition between fixed camera angles and first-person aiming feels in the middle of a boss fight.
Steam
Hexologic takes the core math concepts of Sudoku and rearranges them onto soothing hexagonal grids across 111 levels. Developed by Warsaw-based studio MythicOwl, this relaxing logic puzzler usually costs $4.99, and its simplicity makes it a great palate cleanser if you're burned out on October horror games. It's 100% off to claim and keep on Steam until October 31 at 10:00 AM EDT.
GGWG: Goose Game Without Goose reimagines the traditional European roll-and-move board game as a medieval dungeon crawl where paladins race through a trap-filled castle using four-, six-, and eight-sided dice. Developer Desdinova offers this digital board game as a permanently free-to-play download on Steam, complete with solo matches against AI and local multiplayer for up to three players.
itch.io
BigSmile: The Message is a 1-bit pixel art psychological horror visual novel from solo developer Ramose Tsimbina about a viewer and a hacker investigating the dark web aftermath of a disturbing livestream. The monochrome art style looks genuinely unsettling, though the heavy content warnings mean it won't be for everyone. Normally priced at $2.50, it's 100% off to claim on itch.io as part of a Halloween promotion that expires on November 4.
Cubettiny puts you in control of a determined cube named Plex on a mission to collect scattered geometric fragments and dodge red hazards across the shattered kingdom of Numeria. Developer Desdinova recently switched this 3D action-puzzle prototype from a $3.99 price tag to a permanently free download for Windows on itch.io.
Peak Demand is a minimalist strategy puzzle game inspired by Mini Metro where you wire up a growing city's power grid to survive the evening electricity rush. Created by LatroWorks, it's available as a permanently free download for Windows, macOS, and Linux on itch.io, and you can also play it directly in your browser.
Pantomime drops you into an abandoned carnival in first-person 3D to recover lost documents while evading the park's mascots. Built in Unreal Engine by developer LiaChuNyaa, this indie survival horror release is free to download and keep on itch.io for both Windows and macOS with no expiration date.
Streets of Mainhattan is a two-player retro arcade beat-'em-up set in rainy, neon-lit Frankfurt, pitting four local archetypes against bouncers, football hooligans, and a shark in a pinstripe suit. Developer 8-Bit-Gott built the game using AI-generated art and music (which takes some of the shine off the 16-bit brawler premise), and it's permanently free to play in your browser on itch.io.
Aqua Sort turns the familiar mobile water-pouring color puzzle into a competitive browser game with both local and online multiplayer modes. Released by faydevstudio, it's permanently free on itch.io and runs on both desktop and mobile browsers.
Make sure to grab the time-limited discounts on Hexologic, BigSmile: The Message, and Sorry We're Closed before their promotional windows close over the next few days.
Sorry We're Closed is available on Humble Bundle for $17.49 (30% off).
Pick up Hexologic on Humble Bundle.
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