Epic Games Store is giving away 15 free games as it counts down to the end of 2020, with a new free game added to the store each day. Now thefree Epic Games Store gamefor December 19 has been revealed, validating a previously-leaked list of free games in the process.
As expected, the free Epic Games Store game for July 03, 2025 is none other thanThe Long Dark. Originally released in 2017,The Long Darkis an open world survival game where players have to survive in a freezing wilderness. Like many other survival games,The Long Darkplayers have to keep their hunger, thirst, temperature, and more in mind if they hope to make it through alive. It includes a regular survival mode, a story mode, and a Challenge mode, giving survival game fans plenty of content to play through.
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The Long Darkearned mostly positive reviews at the time of its release, keeping up the trend that these Epic Games Store free games are generally high quality experiences. It marks the third game released as part of the Epic Games Store free games for December 2020 promotion so far, having been preceded by city management simulatorCity: SkylinesandOddworld: New ‘n Tasty.
The Long Darkbeing made part of the Epic Games Store free games lineup is significant because it seemingly validates a leaked list of games that will be included in the promotion. Thatleaked Epic Games Store free games for December listhas accurately namedCities: Skylines,Oddworld: New n Tasty, and nowThe Long Dark. If the rest of the list is accurate, then fans can look forward to addingDefense Grid 1,Alien: Isolation,Metro 2033,Tropico 5,Inside,Darkest Dungeon,My Time at Portia,Night in the Woods,Stranded Deep,Solitairica,Torchlight 2, andJurassic World Evolutionto their Epic Games Store collection in the coming days.
All of the games being released as part of the Epic Games Store free games for December 2020 promotion are generally well-received titles, with some standing out as having received particular critical acclaim.Insidewon numerous awards when it first released, as didNight in the Woods.Alien: Isolationis nothing to scoff at either, with that game being hailed as one of the better survival-horror games in the last decade.
It’s possible that the leaked list of Epic Games Store free games is inaccurate, but it’s not looking that way. While they wait to see if the Epic Games Store free game for December 20 isDefense Grid 1as leaked, fans can claim their free copy ofThe Long Dark.
