Pre-empting Steam’s inevitable Halloween Sale, the Epic Games store kicked off its own seasonal sale today - and while it’s missing all the weird monetised meta-games that have come to define its competitor’s events, there’s still a good range of great games going dead cheap for the next few weeks.
Now, at this point, I’m entirely burnt out on these blowout sales - but they’re still a good shot at grabbing some big recent games at a bargain. To that end, Gearbox’s shooter-looter Borderlands 3 is going for half price, with fellow space romp The Outer Worlds also going at half off. Meanwhile, gravelly cowboy epic Red Dead Redemption 2 is going for a not-insignificant 40% discount. Those are just the headlines, though, and there’s plenty of small spooky gems to be found among the discounts. At a mere 5 quid, Playdead’s Inside is a perfect thriller for the shortening days, while Obersvation’s orbital tension is going for a massive 60% off. The existentially horrifying SOMA is going for a massive 90% off - that’s 3 pound coins for a phenomenally terrifying game, with change. After trying to juggle the multiple currencies, stickers, factions and wildly ambitious minigames of Steam’s latest sales, it’s somewhat nice to have a major platform’s discounts feel so… spartan. The Epic Games Store Halloween Sale runs until November 3rd. Mind that they’re also continuing their free game giveaways, with Costume Quest 2 and Layers Of Fear 2 up for grabs this week.
