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Epic Video games Retailer is continuous its Vacation marketing campaign of rolling out a free sport for every day of the season — And at present’s providing is an unsung doozy, as customers can bag themselves a free copy of TiGames dystopian metroidvania F.I.S.T. Cast in Shadow Torch.

Launched on PlayStation and PC within the fall of 2021, earlier than being ported to the Change earlier this yr, F.I.S.T. is an anthropomorphic journey set towards the backdrop of a depressing and repressed cityscape, battered and bruised by the hand of an omnipresent company often called “Legion”. The working class civilians and fallen troopers of conflict do what they’ll to maintain their heads down and eik out a meager existence beneath the polluted skies and clanking equipment that guidelines with a literal iron fist.

However one ex-soldier, Rayton Rabbit, is in the end pressured to take up arms as soon as once more when his expensive buddy is arrested by the state and brought to Forge Tower — a grim monolith that stands looming over the oily suburbs. Donning what’s left of his growing older, war-torn battle armor, Rayton units out on a do-or-die mission to rescue his buddy, smash the state, and return town to its folks.

F.I.S.T. Cast in Shadow Torch is a wonderful instance of the metroidvania style, boasting extremely detailed and layered world design, a dramatic and immersive story, and a really deep fight system — using, strikes, blocks, parries, combos, and all method of combating sport mechanics. As an unique IP, developed by a small Chinese language studio, F.I.S.T. flew considerably underneath the radar on launch, however was simply one in every of my favourite video games of 2021, in addition to being one of the vital detailed metroidvanias ever.

Even for those who don’t have the intention of taking part in it proper now, you’d do properly to bag yourselves this rock-solid title and the unimaginable value of nothing. F.I.S.T. Cast in Shadow Torch is free proper now on Epic Video games Retailer. However don’t dally, as it is going to be switched out for one more sport in only a few hours’ time. Additionally it is accessible on PlayStation and Nintendo Change.