When discussing the best indie games of the last few years, Vampire Survivors is a name that will almost always crop up. The roguelike bullet hell may look simplistic and outdated at a first glance, but its pixelated mayhem is remarkably deep and incredibly addictive. Thanks to its small price tag, it's not one to burn a big hole in your pocket either – however, if you're yet to try it, now is the perfect opportunity as it's free to keep on the Epic Games Store. The catch? You've got a very short window to grab it.
Standing tall alongside the likes of Hades and Dead Cells, best roguelikes ever. Runs can start out fairly calm and calculated. However, as you level up and acquire more items and weapons, and the hordes of enemies become more and more intense, things will always descend into chaos. With up to 300 enemy units on screen at once and a hypnotic amount of abilities and effects lighting up the arena, it's completely addictive. Oh, and the soundtrack is unbelievably good as well.
All in all, Vampire Survivors is a must-play. It made our best indie game to drop that year.
If it's been stuck in your backlog all this time, or you're only now getting put on to Vampire Survivors, you can grab it for free over on the Epic Games Store. This is the game's debut on the storefront after setting Steam and GOG ablaze over the last couple of years. However, Epic's generosity is only lasting for 24 hours, so the clock is ticking.
Vampire Survivors is free to keep on the Epic Games Store until Friday, December 20 at 8am PT/ 11am ET/ 4pm GMT/ 5pm CET.
Once this offer ends, another free game deal will immediately follow. As has become an annual festive tradition, Epic will be giving away a different free game every day, rather than giving you two or three that you can claim within a week-long window as it usually does.
The identity of each game is a mystery until the 24 hour window starts, but we'll be sure to keep you posted if any essential, highly-rated, or under-appreciated games are being given away for free. Alternatively, just make sure you head over to the free PC game.
If you manage to grab Vampire Survivors before it switches over to the next game, we've got a bunch of handy guides to help you out. Our recommendation of the Vampire Survivors weapon evolutions guide shows you how to obtain some of the most powerful items in the game.
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