Summary
Out of all the great deals that exist for the clever bargain bin gamers out there, theEpic Games Storeremains one of the best resources for those who wish to save money but experience something new at the same time, yet it isn’t perfect, as many errors and confusing decisions are made on the digital storefront all the time. Just over a year ago, players watched as the rather lucrative deal ofThe Elder Scrolls Onlinebeing offered for free vanished off of theEpic Games Storefree games page for a moment, with other games not being available in every country or being impossible to redeem at times.
Despite that, however,the Epic Games Store free games promotion has remained reliableoverall, always switching out and announcing games every Thursday at 10 AM CT. These issues, changes, and removal of freebies are likely egregious for players due to the fact that they’re usually without any warning—only being seen by users if they check the page each and every day or even between hours. It can dishearten gamers when a title they were looking forward to is said to be for free one day and then gone the next, but one such situation may be rectified asFIST: Forged in Shadow Torchis now available as a free game.
Epic Games Store Free Game FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch Explained
FIST: Forged in Shadow Torchis a unique Metroidvaniawhere players will control a rabbit named Rayton and explore a gorgeously designed dieselpunk world rendered beautifully with Unreal Engine 4.FISTdelivers ambiance and atmospheric storytelling in this grungy world where the world populated by animals has been taken over by machines.
Forged in Shadow Torchhas been praised for its story and especially its combat, where plenty of unique enemies await with special weapons and attack patterns that will test players' strategies with Rayton’s gigantic robotic fist and classic Metrovania upgrade system.
What makesFIST: Forged in Shadow Torchsuch an interesting Epic Games free game is it’s somewhat of a second chance for the title, as seven months ago, it was announced for the promotion to be removed at the very last minute. It wasoriginally offered withTurnip Boy Commits Tax Evasionback in November 2023, but when the day came for both games to be offered for free,FISTwas nowhere to be seen. The games have been swapped out for July 25 already, andFISTis indeed available, so those who wanted it seven months ago should act fast before it’s gone again.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
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Six years ago, the Machine Legion invaded and colonized the Torch City, which was originally inhabited by animals. Rayton, the former soldier in the resistance war, has been living in seclusion since then. After his friend is forcibly arrested, Rayton reclaims his mechanical fist and steps to his journey fighting back. And he never expects that he has been involved in a bigger scheme between the mafia, the rebellion, and the legion.Exploring the Metroidvania game world with a dozen of areas with distinguishing vision themes and level designs. Earning the rewards by conquering the challenges of combats, puzzles and platformers in countless chambers, tunnels and shortcuts.Interconnected and automatically loading game map makes the detailed Torch City more convincing and beautiful.Mastering the Fist, the Drill and the Whip, depending on the situation of the battlefield, switch your advantages between the long hits, the high damage and the wide range, taking every enemy standing in front of you down.Dozens of enemies wielding their unique weapons challenge you with exquisite cooperation tactics, and various bosses with totally different combat patterns provides you never repeated experience.The combining of the dieselpunk aesthetics and the oriental-style architecture constructs the core visual style of Torch City, exposing the world with the intense conflict between the furry animals and the mechanical army from their appearance to the nature.Powered by Unreal Engine 4 with physically based rendering and extremely detailed textures, presenting a gorgeous 3D visual performance and pushing the genre to a whole new level.
FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch is Not Alone
In terms of Epic Games' free games promotion, there is a recent trend in the store that the line-up for the end of July also offers alongside the Torch City Metroidvania.Starting with the freebies for July 04, 2025, free games such asTown of Salem 2andFirestonehave offered free packs that usually cost up to the hundreds in microtransactions for free to bring in new players. Following the trend, gamers can get free outfits for the free-to-playOlympics Go! Paris 2024game, which allows them to don outfits themed after the event’s mascot just in time for the real-life event to begin.
Overall, the final free offerings for July 2024 on the Epic Games Store are certainly exciting, be it because of what it offers for fans who were left waiting or due to celebrating one of the largest sports events in the world. Alongside that,the Epic Games Store Summer Sale is live for just a few more days, so it’s quite a great time to save on this particular gaming storefront all around while waiting for the next free title,LumbearJack, to rotate in.
Epic Games Store
A digital video game storefront for Windows PC and macOS created and operated by Epic Games. Originally launched in December 2018, Epic Games Store is both a website as well as a standalone launcher.
