The Epic Games Store free mystery game for Saturday, December 24 is none other than Metro: Last Light Redux. For over a week now, the Epic Games Store has been giving users free games to add to their digital libraries. Things started off with Bloons TD 6, while yesterday's free game was a tactical sci-fi RPG called Encased that takes inspiration from old-school Fallout games.
The way the Epic Games Store free mystery games work is that they are only available for users to claim within a 24-hour period. Each day at 10:00am CT, the latest free mystery game is removed and replaced by the next day's offering. Unlike the Epic Games Store free weekly games, gamers aren't given advanced notice of what the free game will be. However, the wrapping paper graphics that Epic Games Store uses during these promotions hint at what fans can expect.
The wrapping paper for the Epic Games Store free game for December 24 included the letter M and subway cars, heavily implying that today's free game would be related to the Metro franchise. And unsurprisingly, that's exactly what's happened. The Epic Games Store free game for December 24 is Metro: Last Light Redux, the second game in the post-apocalyptic first-person shooter/survival-horror series. Epic Games Store users have until Friday, December 25 at 10:00am CT to claim Metro: Last Light Redux before it's replaced by the Christmas Day free game.
Epic Games Store Free Games December 24
- Metro: Last Light Redux
For those unfamiliar with the Redux version of Metro: Last Light, it boasts some graphical improvements over the original game and also bundles together all the post-launch DLC. So those who have yet to play Metro: Last Light for themselves will be getting the full, definitive experience by playing the Redux version. This should be exciting for those who haven't played it, but it's worth pointing out that Metro: Last Light Redux has been given away on the Epic Games Store before.
In fact, both Metro 2033 Redux and Metro: Last Light Redux have both been free Epic Games Store games in the past, so this marks yet another rerun for the free mystery games promotion. This isn't the first time that the Epic Games Store has given away the same game more than once, and it will be interesting to see if this trend continues for the free game that's being given away on December 25. Epic Games Store users can check out the Epic Games Store launcher on Christmas morning at 10:00am CT to find out for themselves.