An extremely underrated preventing sport, DNF Duel, is presently free-to-own on the Epic Video games Retailer proper now. It could not have many gamers now, however I nonetheless suppose it’s value taking part in.

It’s being provided alongside CYGNI: All Weapons Blazing, a visually intriguing shoot ’em up, and the Conduit Free Unlock Bundle for Apex Legends, which grants you the Legend Conduit without cost, plus a pores and skin. They’re all free-to-own endlessly, so long as you declare them earlier than August 15 at 4 pm BST / 11 am ET/ 8 am PT.

However why do you have to play DNF Duel (apart from that it’s free)? Sit down and let me let you know.

It’s really revealed by Arc System Works, makers of Responsible Gear, so after all it has an superior anime artwork type with a deep preventing system. I get pleasure from ArcSys video games, so I picked it up again when it got here out in 2022 and liked the heck out of it.

One of many predominant mechanics of the sport is with the ability to use easy path inputs for strikes – suppose Tremendous Smash Bros. Nevertheless, when you want conventional preventing sport controls, these can be found as nicely, and can even reward you with extra harm. It’s an enter type that’s develop into extra well-liked in recent times, increasing throughout a bunch of various preventing video games together with Road Fighter 6.

We right here at Destructoid thought it was an easy-to-learn hard-to-master preventing sport, however frightened about its longevity. And whereas its on-line servers aren’t tremendous populated proper now, it nonetheless has a distinct segment group and had a group match at EVO 2024.

I nonetheless extremely suggest attempting it out in case you are a newcomer to preventing video games. Perhaps simply discover a Discord or group that performs collectively, in case you are planning on taking part in on-line. Plus, when you get pleasure from it, there are 5 DLC characters which are additionally on sale for 50% proper now to increase the roster.