Amnesia: The Bunker and Samorost 3 are the Epic Games Store's free games for October 16. These freebies will offer nearly $45 in savings for Epic Games Store users.
Over the seven-day period beginning October 2, Epic was giving away open-world survival crafting game Nightingale, as well as a $100 item bundle for Firestone Online Idle RPG. That promotion has now been replaced with the free offers of Gravity Circuit and a $55 gift bundle for Albion Online.
Epic Games Store: A Comprehensive List Of Every Free Game It's Had To Date
Here's a list of all the games that have been made free on the Epic Games Store. You have until January 29 to get the current free game.
With the Epic Games Store's October 9 giveaway officially live, the storefront has revealed the contents of next week's promo, which will center on Amnesia: The Bunker and Samorost 3, regularly priced at $24.99 and $19.99, respectively. This pair of freebies will become available to claim on October 16, at 8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm CET. Epic Games Store users will have exactly one week to add Samorost 3 and Amnesia: The Bunker to their accounts.
Epic Games Store Free Games Right Now
- Gravity Circuit (October 9 – October 16)
- Albion Online Rogue Journeyman Bundle (October 9 – October 16)
- Amnesia: The Bunker (October 16 – October 23)
- Samorost 3 (October 16 – October 23)
What Is Amnesia: The Bunker?
The fourth and latest entry in Frictional Games' franchise, Amnesia: The Bunker marks an evolution of the series' hit horror formula, but while still feeling familiar, requiring players to take control of an amnesiac character from a first-person perspective and navigate scary corridors stalked by a monster. Although few horror games focus on replayability, Amnesia: The Bunker aims to deliver just that, offering features such as resource randomization in order to prioritize emergent gameplay over scripted moments.
What Is Samorost 3?
Samorost 3 is a point-and-click adventure from Czech developer Amanita Design, the creators of Machinarium. The threequel sees the return of the space gnome from the first two games, with the protagonist embarking on a whimsical mission to find the origins of a mysterious magic flute. This particular freebie will become available less than a month after Epic gave away Samorost 2. Conversely, the first installment in the trilogy has never been featured in an EGS giveaway.
With Halloween 2025 fast approaching, Epic's decision to give away a horror game in the vein of Amnesia: The Bunker appears thematically relevant. The company could continue this pattern in the coming weeks, as it's scheduled to launch two more yet-to-be-detailed giveaways before the end of the month. However, if recent years are any indication, the next few weeks are still likely to offer some freebie variety. That was the case with the Epic Games Store's Halloween 2024 giveaway, which featured the action-horror game Ghostwire: Tokyo alongside the more relaxed, yet thematically fitting, Witch It—a multiplayer hide-and-seek experience.