Hyper Light Drifter official artwork but without the logo

[Update]: The next freebie is my GOTY for 2016 - Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun.

The Epic Games Store giveaway event is now slowly coming to a close, and thankfully the quality of the games continues to be pretty darn high. Just these past few days they've given out Totally Accurate Battle Simulator and FTL: Faster The Light, while today's offer is another excellent indie game - Hyper Light Drifter.

If the name's unfamiliar, or if you simply need a bit of a refresher on just how atmospheric Hyper Light Drifter can truly be, allow me to share with you one of the original trailers. Have a gander, it's a rather pretty one:

FTL: Faster Than Light screenshot of the combat

[Update]: The free game of the day is now the rather atmospheric indie action-RPG Hyper Light Drifter.

The Epic Games Store is currently having a massive Winter Sale, and in order to attract as many eyeballs as possible, they've also been running a massive giveaway alongside it. Until January 1st every single day will bring with it a brand new free game, and as you might imagine, today's offering is the somewhat older indie classic FTL: Faster Than Light.

To claim your copy all you need to do is head over to FTL's store page, log into your account or create a new one, and you'll be ready to explode over and over again in no time! Speaking of which, you might want to hurry up as this offer will only be available for the next four or so hours, after which FTL will be replaced by a different game.

SOMA atmospheric underwater screenshot

[Update]: The game in question has now been revealed as Amnesia: Rebirth, and it's supposed to be an "evolutionary leap" for the series!

Frictional Games, the studio behind the terrifying Amnesia: The Dark Descent and equally haunting SOMA, have now launched a small teaser for their brand new game. Right now the entire website is simply an image of what looks like a planet or a stream of light coming through a hole, so there's not much to speculate on just yet.

That said, Frictional has already given us a clue about what they're working on, and it's not just one game, but two! The first one will be a narrative-focused sci-fi game that will attempt to tackle interesting concepts like SOMA but without the horrifying monsters chasing you around, while the second one will be a classic Frictional horror game in the vein of Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator screenshots of mammoths getting bonked in the head

[Update]: As expected, TABS has now been replaced by FTL as the freebie game of the day.

As you're probably well aware at this point, the Epic Games Store is currently running a rather large giveaway. Every single day until January 1st a brand new game will become entirely free, with today's offer being the excellent Early Access indie game Totally Accurate Battle Simulator.

All you really need to do in order to grab TABS is to head on over to its store page, log into your account or create a new one, and you'll be good to go. The one thing you might want to watch out for is the timer given that TABS will only remain free for another three or so hours, after which it appears to be getting replaced by another indie classic - FTL. So make sure to grab TABS as soon as you can, or you might just miss your chance!

Noita screenshot of a strange ritual

Noita is a procedurally generated roguelike where every single pixel is physically simulated. That might not sound like a big deal, but it basically means you can unleash absolute destruction upon both the world and your enemies. You can spawn hazards, create brand new pathways through the magical power of explosions, burn your enemies to a crisp, and other such lovely wizardly nonsense.

With that in mind, I'm happy to say that Noita has now added even more new toys to play around with! The snowy update has brought with it fifteen new spells to lob at your opponents (and accidentally at your own face), new magical items to help you contend with the hordes of monsters that lurk below, as well as new enemies to face off against.

Official artwork and logo for To the Moon 3: Impostor Factory

The original To the Moon is a highly emotional game with some genuinely wonderful characters. If you're even remotely into story-focused games, I would highly recommend grabbing it during the current Steam Winter Sale and playing it without reading even a single other thing about it. The experience really is worth it.

But if you've already played it, or if you find yourself loving the story for the very first time, then you might also be interested to hear that To the Moon 3 has now been announced. However, unlike the original which had a very simple but effective premise, I have no idea what to expect from To the Moon 3 even after watching the trailer! Have a gander, it's certainly a curious one:

Little Inferno official artwork and logo

As you're probably well aware at this point, the Epic Games Store is giving away a free game every single day until January 1st. Yesterday you had a chance to grab SUPERHOT, while today's game is a pyromaniac's dream - Little Inferno.

To grab yourself a copy all you need to do is head on over to Little Inferno's store page, log into your account or create a new one, and you'll be able to light the world on fire in no time. As always, you don't need to worry about installing the game in order to keep it. Simply adding it to your account is enough, after which you can play it whenever you want.

Risk of Rain 2 official artwork and logo for the Hidden Realms update

[Update]: Risk of Rain 2's next major update will be reworking Artifacts and arriving in late March.

When Risk of Rain 2 entered Early Access, the developers quickly released a roadmap promising a variety of new features. While the contents of each step of the roadmap have been reshuffled slightly over time, Hopoo Games have stuck to their word and released some rather exciting updates every couple of months.

The newly launched "Hidden Realms" update is no exception here as it brings with it a poisonous new survivor called Acrid, as well as two new stage variants to offer a bit of diversity. You can also expect to see two hidden realms (Void Fields and the Secret Hidden Realm), three additional skill variants, a brand new monster called the Void Reaver, and most importantly, two new bosses to contend with.

Official artwork and logo for The Walking Dead Onslaught VR game

[Update #2]: The Walking Dead Onslaught has now arrived, though sadly alongside poor reviews.

[Update]: VR action game The Walking Dead Onslaught is coming to PC and PSVR on September 29, 2020!

The Walking Dead Onslaught is an upcoming VR focused game where you'll get to play as various characters from the series in order to annihilate hordes upon hordes of the undead. In order to make this as satisfying as possible, Onslaught will have a "progressive dismemberment system", which essentially means you'll be able to slice pieces off zombies, chop off their limbs, impale them on objects, and otherwise hideously damage the already shambling corpses.

However, it would appear that trying to implement and polish all of that has been a bit more challenging than expected, and as such The Walking Dead Onslaught will not be making its expected 2019 release date. Instead, it has been pushed back to some point in 2020, with more news about the actual release date coming in the near future.

Deep Rock Galactic screenshot of the new Fourth Relic weapon skin

[Update]: The latest DRG update has now heavily reworked the perk system, and so far the new one seems to be a lot better.

Deep Rock Galactic is set to release in full in the second quarter of 2020, and in order to get everything ready for launch, the developers are now focusing their efforts on polishing existing features, quality-of-life changes, as well as some much-needed additions. Unsurprisingly, the newly released Update 27 brings with it exactly that.

There is now a brand new machine event with variable (and incredibly deadly) attachments to contend with, a significantly beefed up version of the Glyphid Praetorian called the Gylphid Oppressor, a bunch of minor but still quite welcome animations improvements, as well as a long-requested community feature - loadouts. Perhaps most importantly of all, Update 27 has given the Dwarves the ability to freely show off their glorious beards even while wearing armor!