Frequent sales, deals, and giveaways are almost expected of online gaming storefronts. While Steam is the most famous for sales, the Epic Games Store has built a reputation for itself through its weekly offering of free games. As long as visitors have an Epic Games Store account, whatever is being offered every Thursday at 10 AM CT can be acquired permanently with no cost attached. Due to how frequently these titles are switched in and out of rotation, there's plenty of opportunity for all kinds of different experiences to be given away. The week of March 27 has a consistent theme that may continue for a while, however.
Epic Games occasionally offers mystery games as its freebies, namely around its spring sale and the holidays. Before the spring sale went live, two titles were announced, all wrapped up and ready to open on the day they were being given away. The reveal of Cat Quest and Neko Ghost, Jump may have given away the next mystery freebies.
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Epic Games Store Free Games Cat Quest and Neko Ghost, Jump Explained
Cat lovers were very lucky with the first Epic Games Store spring sale mystery games of 2025. Cat Quest and Neko Ghost, Jump are both colorful and cartoony indie titles that star brave felines. Both have very strong similarities between them, which makes them a great pair for players to pick up in the same week. Their biggest differences come from their genres, with Cat Quest being an RPG, and Neko Ghost, Jump offering a platforming adventure.
After a mysterious white cat appears and destroys the ship the protagonist and his sister are traveling on, the soon-to-be hero washes up on the shore of the cat kingdom of Felingard. From there, the player embarks on a quest alongside a guardian named Spirry to find the lost sister and discover the hero's destiny. On this journey, fans get to immerse themselves in the furry kingdom they find themselves in, earning Cat Quest the adorable moniker of being like a "super-cute Skyrim." Cat Quest is fairly simple, making it an easy recommendation as a gateway into the RPG genre for newcomers. If anyone is looking for an easy role-playing game to start with, then they're in luck, as Cat Quest fits the bill and is available for free for a limited time.
Those who enjoy Cat Quest after picking it up for free through Epic can support the developers after by continuing their journey with the sequels Cat Quest 2 and Cat Quest 3.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 76 /100 Critics Rec: 60%
- Released
- August 8, 2017
- ESRB
- E10+ For Everyone 10+ // Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
- The Gentlebros
- Publisher(s)
- Kepler Interactive
- Engine
- Unity
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Open-World, Action
Neko Ghost, Jump is an early access title, making it an interesting entry into Epic Games' free games promotion. It's also a rather peculiar platformer as it blends the best of both worlds, allowing fans to explore Neko Ghost, Jump's colorful world in both 2D and 3D planes. While the way the two perspectives can be swapped is the biggest draw for those who may enjoy Neko Ghost, Jump, players can also take advantage of a "ghost form" to take out enemies and find secrets. Picking up this early access game through this promotion is a great chance for fans to watch it take shape and improve throughout its development at no extra cost.
- Developer(s)
- Burgos Games
- Publisher(s)
- Burgos Games
- Early Access Release
- January 11, 2022
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- Puzzle, Platformer, Action
What Neko Ghost, Jump and Cat Quest Say About the Upcoming Mystery Free Games
When it comes to mystery games on the Epic Games Store, typically, the titles will share some kind of themed wrapping paper. Ahead of Epic's spring sale, fans knew that the next titles were mystery games by the appearance of two presents left on the free games page covered with cats wearing sunglasses. Now that the cat-focused games are unwrapped and up for grabs, that wrapping paper remains in the upcoming freebie slot. Considering how not one, but both of the other mystery games dealt with cats, there's a very strong chance that whatever the next mystery game is will deal with cats as well.
The spring sale doesn't usually have mystery games attached to it, and bigger sales like the Mega Sale tend to offer mystery games for an entire month. Epic's spring sale is only going on until April 9, so there's a strong chance that whatever the last mystery game is, it's the last one until the Mega Sale. It may feel strange, but this isn't the first time the Epic Games Store has broken a trend this year, so whatever happens next could be unexpected and surprising in a number of ways. Regardless, fans still have plenty of free games to look forward to, cat-related or not.
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