Get ARCADEGEDDON Loot, RIVER CITY GIRLS and More for Free in the Epic Games Store

Cassie Holguin

Left, a fighter stands victoriously in Arcadegeddon. Top middle is the Epic Games Store logo. Bottom middle is Astarion in Idle Champions. Left are Misako and Kyoko from River City Girls illustrated in a comic style.

Highlights

  • Every week, the Epic Games Store gives away in-game loot and free game titles; all you have to do is remember to collect them.  
  • This week, save an arcade from a virus in Arcadegeddon, fight to save your lover in River City Girls and grab Astarion’s Champions of Renown Pack for Idle Champions. 
  • Act quickly because these goods are only free via the Epic Games Store for a limited time. 

Epic Games is known for giving away free games every week. It’s simple — all you have to do is log into your Epic Games account, download the launcher and claim your weekly freebies. Check out the loot available this week and grab it now because it is only free for a limited time.   

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Arcadegeddon

Arcadegeddon is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter released in 2012 by Illfonic. Play solo or with up to three friends in this ever-changing cooperative roguelite shooter. It is up to you and your friends to save the last arcade in Super City from a nasty virus. Inside the arcade are 12 different gangs to unlock, each with a unique set of challenges and rewards. Progress through the game to unlock gang-exclusive cosmetics or power tokens that make you even stronger.

Additionally, explore multiple biomes, play minigames, find chests and defeat bosses. See if you have what it takes to top the leaderboard or challenge your friends to PvP games. For a limited time, players who jump into Arcadegeddon via the Epic Games Store will receive 5,000 AR coins (a $20 value) for free. So, if you have been thinking about trying this one out, now is a great time.  

Arcadegeddon is free in the Epic Games Store until April 17 at 10 am ET. 

River City Girls

River City Girls (2019) is a 2D side-scroller fighting game developed by WayForward and published by Arc System Works. This pixel-style fighter is a spin-off of Kunio-hun’s 1989 NES classic, River City Ransom. One to two players can play as Misako or Kyoko, who fight their way through River City to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends, Kunio and Riki.

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Punch and kick your way through waves of enemies and tough bosses. Play through six unique areas while gaining new skills, grabbing sweet power-ups, wielding powerful weapons and performing endless combos. Get these hard-hitting heroines through the chaotic River City to rescue their loves.

River City Girls is free in the Epic Games Store until April 17 at 10 am ET. 

Astarion’s Champions of Renown Pack for Idle Champions

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (2017) is a free-to-play Dungeons & Dragons strategy game from Codename Entertainment. Players collect fan-favorite champions from the D&D multiverse, like Drizzt Do’Urden, to create powerful adventuring parties. Find the winning combination of champions to survive one epic adventure after another, featuring the franchise’s most terrifying foes.  

For a limited time, players who log into Idle Champions via the Epic Games Store will receive Astarion’s Champions of Renown Pack (worth $100) for free. This treasure trove of rewards unlocks five champions, including Artemis, Karlach, Kalix, Astarion and The Dark Urge.

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Additionally, get 32 platinum chests for each newly unlocked champion so you can level them quickly. Also included is the Tuxedo Kalix skin and Rumble the Angry Flumph familiar. Finally, buff up with a Potion of the Gem Hunter and one Potion of the Gold Hunter. Each potion lasts for a whopping two weeks.

Astarion’s Champions of Renown Pack is free in the Epic Games Store until April 17 at 10 am ET. 

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Cassie Holguin