One of the main ways that the Epic Games Store draws in new users is by giving away free games. Every Thursday, the Epic Games Store gives away a game to its users completely free of charge, while also revealing what they can expect from the following week's free game offerings. It's a new week, which means that Epic Games Store users have a fresh game to claim for their digital libraries, and they also know what they'll get to claim when next Thursday rolls around.
From now until November 4 at 10:00am CT, Epic Games Store users can claim DARQ: Complete Edition for free. DARQ: Complete Edition is a stealth/puzzle horror game where players are trapped in a lucid nightmare. It's the latest of the Epic Games Store's horror game offerings to help celebrate the Halloween season.
Since Halloween will be over by the time DARQ is removed as the Epic Games Store free game, its replacement isn't a horror title. On the contrary, the new Epic Games Store free game for November 4 to November 11 is Aven Colony. Aven Colony is sci-fi city management game, where players have to guide humanity as it attempts to settle on the alien planet Aven Prime. Like other city management games, Aven Colony is all about building new structures, managing resources, and attending to the needs of the citizens. Aven Colony has been described as Sim City in space, so fans of that game may want to give it a look.
Epic Games Store Free Games for November 2021
- DARQ: Complete Edition (October 28 to November 4)
- Aven Colony (November 4 to November 11)
Neither DARQ nor Aven Colony exactly earned high praise from critics at the time of their original releases, but being able to play them completely free of charge should be appealing. Anyone that's interested in either genre they represent should make sure to claim them while they're available. Again, DARQ is free on the Epic Games Store until November 4 at 10:00am CT, while Aven Colony is a free Epic Games Store game from November 4 to November 11 at 10:00am CT, at which point it will be replaced by a different free game.
For awhile, the Epic Games Store was giving away two free games every week instead of just one, but the last couple of months has seen it transition to mostly giving away one free game. However, fans should be able to expect many more Epic Games Store free games once December rolls around, if last year is any indication.
The Epic Games Store advent calendar from last year saw the service count down to the holidays, giving away a new free game each day. The Epic Games Store has not said if this promotion is coming back this year or not, but fans should find out soon enough.