Summary
- Epic Games Store users can download Cave Story+ for free until September 7.
- Spelldrifter, a turn-based RPG with collectible card game elements, will replace Cave Story+ as the free game on September 7.
- Spelldrifter's inclusion as a free game may increase its visibility and interest among gamers who have not played it before, as it has been relatively under the radar.
The Epic Games Store has revealed Spelldrifter as its free game for September 7. Sometimes the Epic Games Store gives its users two free games per week, but other times it only has one freebie on offer. The latter is the case for not only Spelldrifter, but also for the current free game.
The Epic Game Store free game for August 31 to September 7 is Cave Story+. Epic Games Store users have from now until 10:00am on the seventh to claim the game for their digital libraries. As usual, there is no catch and no strings attached. All one needs to play the game is to download the Epic Games Store launcher. And as far as free Epic Games Store games go, Cave Story+ is definitely one of the better ones. Cave Story+ is an enhanced version of the classic 2004 game and one of the most influential indie games of all time. Metroidvania fans that have yet to play it should definitely be sure to grab Cave Story+ while it's free on the Epic Games Store.
Come September 7 at 10:00am CT, Cave Story+ will be removed from the Epic Games Store free games lineup and replaced by Spelldrifter. Spelldrifter is a turn-based RPG with collectible card game elements that first released in 2021. Whereas Cave Story+ has been critically-acclaimed, the same can't really be said for Spelldrifter, but that's because the game doesn't have much in the way of professional reviews to go by. It does have a "Mostly Positive" rating on Steam based on 11 user reviews, though that's not really a large enough sample size to make a proper assessment of the game's quality.
Epic Games Store Free Games for September 2023
- Cave Story+ (until September 7)
- Spelldrifter (September 7 - September 14)
Epic Games Store users usually have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the free games quality-wise thanks to reviews, but Spelldrifter simply doesn't have enough reviews at the time of this writing. It seems Epic Games Store users will simply have to play the game for themselves and come to their own conclusions.
Spelldrifter being one of the free Epic Games Store games for September 2023 should help many gamers discover it that have never played it before. Judging by the lack of user reviews on the Steam version, it's safe to say that Spelldrifter has definitely been flying under the radar. It will be interesting to see if its status as an Epic Games Store free game next week drums up interest in Spelldrifter's turn-based RPG meets collectible card game.