XCOM 2 is very good. Some have even called it one of the best PC games ever made. Even if you do not agree with that, it is still an incredible strategy game that brings aliens against humans in a large-scale, global conflict. Now, with the latest Epic Games Store gift, you can get XCOM 2 at a low cost. You have until April 21 to get this great PC game for nothing, but I would not expect much. A week sounds like a long time, but suddenly it’s April 22nd and you missed it for free. As with all previous free Epic Store games, once you get XCOM 2, you will keep it forever. (Or at least until the thermal death of the universe or the death of Epic servers, whichever comes first.) Developed by Firaxis and released in 2016, XCOM 2 is a turn-based strategy game followed by (also very good) XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Then you do not fight an invasion, but instead fight to survive an occupation, as in XCOM 2, the aliens have already won. And now, decades later, you and the remnants of human resistance are trying to get through and, perhaps, liberate the Earth from the aliens. It will not be easy. You will lose good soldiers. You will make mistakes. And you will scream in agony when you miss “easy” shots, as the cursed game claimed it had a 95% chance of succeeding. But you will love every minute of it anyway. Read more: X-COM’s Beloved Tactical Gameplay took months to get right While XCOM 2 is great, its War of the Chosen expansion could be even better. Adds new wrinkles – like character binding – to the already great XCOM 2 experience. The end result is an extension so good that former Kotaku writer Nathan Grayson suggested people skip the vanilla experience and play the expansion first. Unfortunately, the extension is not included in the Epic Games Store promo. But it is currently selling until the 28th of this month for $ 10. If you’ve tired of XCOM, but still want to play this turn-based strategy game, you should check out the list of some of the best XCOM-like games to play in 2022. And if you just do not interested in XCOM or turn-based games, well first, why are you here and reading this blog? But second, Epic also gives Insurmountable, a really careful mountaineering game that looks like cheats. It is also free until April 21.
