Breathedge and Rival Stars free on the Epic Games Store: €47.38
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Breathedge and Rival Stars free on the Epic Games Store: €47.38

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In brief

The Epic Games Store is giving away Breathedge and Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition for free until Thursday, September 3rd at 5:00 PM, a saving of €47.38. Two completely different games, one fun and weird, the other addictive but repetitive, to grab once and keep forever.

The Epic Games Store is giving away two games until Thursday, September 3 at 15:00 UTC (5 PM CEST): Breathedge (€24.99) and Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition (€22.39). That's €47.38 for free, kept forever once claimed.

What these two games are really worth

Breathedge is a space survival game with unabashedly heavy-handed humor, developed by RedRuins Softworks. Released in February 2021, it holds a 71 on Metacritic and 81% positive reviews on Steam, out of 17,732 reviews. English and Russian are the only dubbed languages; the other supported languages, French included, are subtitle-only.

A rider galloping on a chestnut horse through sunlit countryside, beside the Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition logo
Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition, the PC port of PikPok's horse racing game. Credit: PikPok

Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition, from New Zealand studio PikPok, fares better with players: 92% positive reviews out of 5,272. Breeding, training, races: a mobile port that's more substantial than it looks, but quickly becomes repetitive. Watch out for the reference price, Steam lists it at €30.49, Epic at €22.39.

The claim is worth it in both cases, with a preference for Breathedge. The switch happens Thursday at 15:00 UTC: next up is Alone With You (€8.99), free until September 10.

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Frequently asked questions

What exactly is Breathedge?
A space survival game with a lot of heavy-handed, offbeat humor, from RedRuins Softworks. Released in February 2021, it's a real game, not just a joke: 71 on Metacritic, 81% positive reviews on Steam. Just watch out: French is subtitles only, you'll have to make do with English or Russian for the voice acting.
Is Rival Stars actually worth it or is it just some mobile thing?
It's a mobile game port with more content than you'd expect: breeding, training, racing. It works, 92% positive reviews, but it gets repetitive fast. Take it to unwind, not for hours of thrills.
Why does Rival Stars cost €22.39 on Epic and €30.49 on Steam?
It's just Epic's different pricing for free games, a common practice: they display a discounted price while the 'real' price elsewhere is higher. Here Epic artificially lowers it so the promo looks juicier.
Until exactly when can I claim them?
Until Thursday, September 3rd at 5:00 PM Paris time. After that, nothing. No second chance, no exception: Thursday 5:00 PM, it's over, the next freebies are Alone With You and another one still to be announced.

Key takeaways

  • Breathedge is really worth it: goofy space survival with 81% positive reviews on Steam, despite a modest Metacritic score.
  • Rival Stars Horse Racing works but wears out its charms fast, watch out for the inflated price on Epic compared to Steam.
  • You have until Thursday 5:00 PM (Paris time) to claim both, then that's it, next freebie is Alone With You.

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