This week, the Epic Games Store has just released two new FREE games: Return to Ash and STALCRAFT: X Starter Edition.
Now through 10:59am on February 26th, you can grab both of these titles for absolutely nothing. Its worth noting that STALCRAFT is already a free to play game, but the Starter Edition provides players with “everything you need for your initial raids: a 7-day Premium, weapons, armor, artifacts, and cosmetics”.
For my money (or lack there of), Return to Ash looks to be the more interesting of the two, but I grabbed them both.
Return to Ash
What would you do if you woke up in the afterlife?
The hospital room she knew is gone. Beyond the window lies a blank, white void that stretches endlessly. Instead of the usual aches and pains, she awakens feeling better than she has in years. Is this a dream, or…? Return to Ash is a narrative-driven visual novel focused on emotional storytelling and relationship building. Your decisions will shape Ashleigh’s journey, and determine how her story ends. Explore a mysterious afterlife, forge bonds with others trapped in this strange purgatory, and face impossible, torturous trials from a masked being who calls themself “Death”.
STALCRAFT: X Starter Edition
Welcome to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone!…Hunt for artifacts (or for artifact hunters), explore locations and stashes, trade and more in this MMOFPS game with Survival Horror elements.
The result of over 10 years of development, STALCRAFT: X is a game that combines an open world, RPG and a dynamic shooter component.
This Starter Pack contains all the gear that will help you survive your first raids:
- 7 days of Premium
- Military Issued FN SCAR-L — 1 unit
- Aurora-B Jumpsuit — 1 unit
- Classic M9 — 1 unit
- Sports Bag — 1 unit
Artifacts:
- Ice Hedgehog (115%) — 1 unit
- Battery (115%) — 1 unit
Cosmetics:
- Hexagon-C camouflage (for weapon) — 1 unit
- Hexagon-C camouflage (for armor) — 1 unit
- Follower Skin — 1 unit
Consumables:
- Pouch of 5.56 mm — 10 units
- Injector — 25 units
- Pouch of Military First-Aid Kits — 10 units
- Jiden EXTRA Energy Drink — 15 units
- American MRE — 15 units
• • Desperol — 15 units
How do you get these games for free?
Right from your iPhone or browser you can just log into the Epic Games Store and purchase these titles for nothing (they will be free at checkout) and they are yours to keep.
After checkout, they’ll be added to your Epic Games library, then you can install and play them any time your Steam Deck (or gaming PC).
If you’ll be playing these on a Steam Deck, I highly recommend installing the Heroic Games Launcher, which gives you an easy way to access your entire library of games from the Epic Games Store, GOG and Amazon Prime Gaming. Check out these easy instructions.
