Epic Games Store Offering Free Halloween-Themed Games

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The Epic Games Store is offering something for everyone in the family over the next two weekends. If you’re still working on getting into the Halloween spirit, you might want to check out the next round of games. First up, we have Costume Quest 2 and Layers of Fear 2, which are available for free until October 29.

Costume Quest 2

Explore spooky time-traversing landscapes, don adorable new costumes that transform into powerful Hallo-warriors, and collect even Creepier Treat Cards to wield in combat against a legion of hygiene obsessed baddies.

Layers of Fear 2

Layers of Fear 2 is a first-person psychological horror game with an emphasis on exploration and story. Players control a Hollywood actor who heeds the call of an enigmatic director to take on the lead role in a film shot aboard an ocean liner.

The next two games will be available for free from October 29 until November 5. This time around, we’ll have a pair of movie-inspired games with Blair Witch and Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered. You can check out some 4K screenshots from Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered here.

Blair Witch

Your darkest fears will awaken in these woods.

In 1996 a young boy disappears in the Black Hills Forest near Burkittsville, Maryland. As Ellis, a former police officer with a troubled past, you join the search. What starts as an ordinary investigation soon turns into an endless nightmare as you confront your fears and the Blair Witch, a mysterious force that haunts the woods…

Blair Witch is a first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of Blair Witch.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered

The beloved and critically acclaimed Ghostbusters video game is back and remastered for the Epic Games store!

Strap on your proton pack once again and join the Ghostbusters on the adventure with the voice and likeness of the original crew as you battle to save New York!

Authentic Ghostbusters Experience – The game features the voices and in-game likenesses of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in an original story penned by the writers of the original films – Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.

Unique Gameplay – Experience unique ghost hunting, wrangling, and trapping with upgradeable weapons in widely destructible environments. Test the team’s mettle with large scale boss fights.

Storyline Campaign – Play through a unique storyline as the player battles and captures ghosts – both well-loved and brand new – throughout New York.

So, there you have it. Four free games full of ghosts, ghouls, along with some tricks and treats. For those looking for even more spooky offerings, EGS is also running a Halloween sale with discounts of up to 75 percent off on select games. The sale ends on November 5.

Peter Brosdahl
As a child of the 70’s I was part of the many who became enthralled by the video arcade invasion of the 1980’s. Saving money from various odd jobs I purchased my first computer from a friend of my dad, a used Atari 400, around 1982. Eventually it would end up being a lifelong passion of upgrading and modifying equipment that, of course, led into a career in IT support.

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