Evil Dead: The Game and Dark Deity are the next free games on the Epic Store

Another Thursday has passed, which means it’s time to see what the next free games are coming to the Epic Games Store. As of now, Epic users can get Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun and Alba.

I’d say next week’s deal is a bit better, though, as Evil Dead: The Game and Dark Deity will hit the free store deals starting Thursday. November 17 to November 24.

Evil Dead: The Game is certainly the highlight of the two offerings. The Epic Games exclusive launched in May and actually managed to sell over 500,000 units in its first week alone. Honestly, as far as the lopsided horror genre goes (and as much as I’m sick and tired of it), Evil Dead: The Game is hands down one of the funniest descents into the general mayhem of cult classic horror.

The game itself was developed by Saber Interactive and pits four survivors (who are all key characters from the Evil Dead franchise, of course) against a single demon. The demon’s job is to do everything in his power to prevent the survivors from surviving, while the survivors must hunt artifacts, battle their demonic counterparts, and stop the demon from completing his sinister plans.

Combined with maps taken directly from the Evil Dead movies and plenty of witty banter, Evil Dead: The Game is a jovial, authentic take on exactly what Sam Raimi is so good at. Evil Dead: The Game, which is free on the Epic Games Store, is definitely a must for any Raimi fan, and even any horror fan. That said, as I attested in my review of the hilarious horror title, there’s no denying that the charming nature of Evil Dead: The Game can wear off quickly once the novelty wears off.

Joining Evil Dead: The Game in next week’s selection of free Epic games is Dark Deity. This tactical RPG comes from Sword & Ax LLC, and is heavily based on Fire Emblem, which is not a bad thing. The game itself follows four students at a military academy as they are thrown into war.

I can’t tell you how good or bad Dark Deity can be, as tactical turn-based titles have always been too slow for my liking (unless we’re talking Pokemon). That said, it will be free, so there’s no harm in checking it out if Fire Emblem is your thing!

That’s it for next week’s Epic deals! Will you be watching any of these games, or have you already spent some time with the likes of Alba and Shadow Tactics? Let us know.