Though it may no longer get the coverage it used to, the Epic Games Store’s weekly freebies on PC continue. Every week, the store is refreshed with one or two games, available for anyone to claim and own forever.
You’d need a free account for that, of course, but if you’ve ever played Fortnite – or claimed any such freebie in the past – you already have one. Every once in a while, however, the freebie in question is a game worth highlighting. This is one such week.
From now until Thursday, May 22, you can claim a free copy of Dead Island 2, as well as Happy Game. Dead Island 2 is, of course, the higher profile title in this line-up, and it’s really one of those instances where it’s hard to believe a game of such quality is being given away for free.
Dead Island 2 is not a very old game, either, it only came out in April 2023 – so it’s just a little over two-years-old. Some of you reading this likely bought it on a deep discount intending to play it shortly afterwards, but never did.
Given its extensive history of false starts, delays, reboots and all manner of development shenanigans, it’s a miracle that a game called Dead Island 2 exists at all. The fact that it’s actually a solid, fully-fledged zombie action game – and a fun co-op romp to boot – is what took everyone by surprise two years ago.
In her four-star review, our very own Kelsey Raynor said it is “every bit the head-stomping blast that it promised to be,” and pointed out how much it all comes together in co-op. Considering Dead Island 2 is currently free, finding people to play with shouldn’t be a problem.
Even if you don’t particularly care about zombie games, you should at least download it to experience the the dismemberment and flesh/bone tech under the hood. It’s more detailed than you might realise, and makes for very satisfying (and often brutal) zombie-slaying.
You can grab Dead Island 2 on the Epic Games Store right now. Just add it to your cart, check out and you’re done. Various bits of DLC are also on sale, in case you want to expand what’s already there.
