Epic Games Store has been giving away free games since its inception, but recent weeks has seen the quality of the free games increase considerably. Instead of just giving away smaller indie games, theEpic Games Storehas been giving away games likeGrand Theft Auto 5andBorderlands: The Handsome Collectionfor free as part of its Mega Sale event. Epic Games Store users were expecting to getARK: Survival Evolvedfree next, but the free game has turned out to be something completely different instead.
A previous leak of the Epic Games Store free games accurately revealedGrand Theft Auto 5,Civilization 6, andBorderlands: The Handsome Collectionas free games, and that same leak claimedARK: Survival Evolvedwas next up. However, the free game is instead the originalOvercooked, which is free from now until June 11 at 10:00am CT.Overcookedwill be replaced by another free game on the Epic Games Store next week, though its identity has yet to be revealed.
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It’s possible thatARK: Survival Evolvedwill be next week’s free Epic Games Store game, though that remains to be seen. It’s possible that plans changed since that initial leak, or maybe the previously leak just wasn’t as thorough. Whatever the case may be, Epic Game Store users can claim their free copy ofOvercookednow.
Overcookedis admittedly much smaller in scale when compared to the other games that have been made available for free as part of the Epic Games Store’s Mega Sale event, but that doesn’t mean it should be written off.Overcookedearned decent reviews at the time of its original release, and it is considered one of the better co-op games to launch in recent years. Some fans may have preferred to see the more fully-featured sequel,Overcooked 2, instead of the original game, but it’s hard to complain when the game is free.
In the meantime, it’s worth pointing out thatARK: Survival Evolvedwas the lastfree game leaked for the Epic Games Store Mega Sale promotion. However, with a new free game already confirmed for next week, it doesn’t seem as though Epic Games actually plans on ending its free game giveaways anytime soon.
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