TheEpic Games Storeis in the midst of its free mystery game promotion, where it gives away a new free game every day as a way to count down to the new year. TheEpic Games Storemystery game promotion has become a fan favorite event, giving users the opportunity to pad out their collection of digital games with a variety of titles that can be claimed for absolutely free, no subscription fee required.
Every day at 10:00am CT, the Epic Games Store reveals the new free mystery game, replacing the previous day’s offering in the process. TheDecember 20 free Epic Games Store game was the indie hitLoop Hero, which earned widespread positive reviews at the time of its release and is generally considered one of the better new game releases of 2021. Another mostly well-received game is the December 21 offering, with users now able to claimSecond Extinction.
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For those unfamiliar withSecond Extinction, it’s a co-op shooter game where players have to fight off relentless waves of dinosaurs.Second Extinctionis an early access title, though has received significant updates from developer Systemic Reaction that have addressed fan feedback, polished the experience, and added a proper horde mode for players to check out. Even more updates are no doubt in store forSecond Extinctionin the near future that should make it an even better game than it is now.
Epic Games Store Free Mystery Games December 2021 List
Second Extinctionis the sixth free Epic Games Store mystery game released for December 2021 so far, with about nine more free games expected to be released between now and the end of the year. Epic Games Store started things off bygiving awayShenmue 3for freeon December 16, which was followed up byNeon Abysson December 17,Remnant: From the Asheson December 18,The Vanishing of Ethan Carteron December 19,Loop Heroon December 20, and finally,Second Extinctionon December 21.
It’s unclear at the time of this writing what the next Epic Games Store free game will be, but rumor has it that it will be none other thanstrategy gameHumankind. Whether or not that actually takes place remains to be seen, but Epic Games Store users don’t have to wait long to find out as the next free game will go live on December 22 at 10am CT.
