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Is it time for free games? Check your watch, because it definitely is!
So let's all head on over to the Epic website and see what they have
in stock for us.


#


* Out of Sight
https://store.epicgames.com/p/out-of-sight-b96ca8
Stop me if you've heard this one before: this Indie game
features a young child who sets out on an adventure through
warped-but-mundane locales and faces off against horrendous
monsters that will rip her limb-from-limb if caught. It
features lots of running, jumping, and simple puzzles. A lot
of the game is cloaked in shadows. Any of this ringing a
bell? It's not that "Out of Sight" lacks original ideas
(for one thing, it uses a first-person viewpoint instead
of the typical side-scrolling viewpoint a lot of these
Indie games utilize, and the protagonist can only 'see'
through the eyes of her teddy-bear, which she need not
necessarily be holding). But the central conceit has just
been so overdone that it makes it much harder for me to
take interest. That said, the game looks well done, and
even somewhat interesting. I just wish it wasn't using
the same old tropes.


* TerraScape
https://store.epicgames.com/p/terrascape-2b12b1
Part city-builder, part puzzle game, this casual game
has you placing tiles that alter the landscape that give
you different bonuses and limit where you can place the
next tiles. It's not really a new idea but it's peaceful
ambience and colorful visuals are calming even as the
complexities of the game slowly build up. I don't know
if it's a game with much longevity, but for as a palette
cleanser between more 'serious' games, it lools neat.


#


Not a bad selection, for free games. Not the most exciting either, but
they both seem playable. The Number ticks ever upwards. Thanks Epic.

See you next week for more freebies!




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On 10/8/2026 8:57 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Is it time for free games? Check your watch, because it definitely is!
So let's all head on over to the Epic website and see what they have
in stock for us.

* Out of Sight
https://store.epicgames.com/p/out-of-sight-b96ca8

I took it, but odds are low I'll play it.

* TerraScape
https://store.epicgames.com/p/terrascape-2b12b1--

Meh.




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On Thu, 8 Oct 2026 13:18:04 -0700, Justisaur <[email protected]>
said this thing:

On 10/8/2026 8:57 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Is it time for free games? Check your watch, because it definitely is!
So let's all head on over to the Epic website and see what they have
in stock for us.

* Out of Sight
https://store.epicgames.com/p/out-of-sight-b96ca8

I took it, but odds are low I'll play it.

Aside from the complaints I already issued, it reminds me a lot of
"Beyond Eyes", which features another blind girl wandering around. The
rest of the premise was rather different beyond that point, but it
-again- made "Out of Sight" feel redundant.

To be fair, the 'using a teddy bear as your eyes' concept sounds
interesting, since you can leave it behind and then you play yourself
from third-person, or point teddy bear so it's facing backwards, and
similar. So it potentially is a good game... but it does suffer from
looking very similar to dozens of other, earlier games.

* TerraScape
https://store.epicgames.com/p/terrascape-2b12b1--

Meh.

It reminds me of "Pan'orama"; similar basic idea. Not too bad, but
it's fairly casual. I don't mind games like that (especially if
they're free; I don't think they're worth it if you have to pay for
them).

#

The bigger problem is both games are on Epic Game Store. EGS is great
for incrementing The Number upwards, but don't like using it to
actually play games with.


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Spalls Hurgenson <[email protected]> wrote at 15:57 this Thursday (GMT):

Is it time for free games? Check your watch, because it definitely is!
So let's all head on over to the Epic website and see what they have
in stock for us.

#

* Out of Sight
https://store.epicgames.com/p/out-of-sight-b96ca8
Stop me if you've heard this one before: this Indie game
features a young child who sets out on an adventure through
warped-but-mundane locales and faces off against horrendous
monsters that will rip her limb-from-limb if caught. It
features lots of running, jumping, and simple puzzles. A lot
of the game is cloaked in shadows. Any of this ringing a
bell? It's not that "Out of Sight" lacks original ideas
(for one thing, it uses a first-person viewpoint instead
of the typical side-scrolling viewpoint a lot of these
Indie games utilize, and the protagonist can only 'see'
through the eyes of her teddy-bear, which she need not
necessarily be holding). But the central conceit has just
been so overdone that it makes it much harder for me to
take interest. That said, the game looks well done, and
even somewhat interesting. I just wish it wasn't using
the same old tropes.

[snip]


the effects earthbound has had on the indie scene is intense
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