Two games today, and Automachef next week
I like helping you all get as many free games as I can, and so here we are again, back for another Epic Games Store nudge.Yooka-LayleeandVoid Bastardsare up for grabs until August 26, at which point the next free title in the rotation,Automachef, will tag in.
Look at that! I got you in and out in the first paragraph. But I can’t stop there.
We surely all know aboutYooka-Layleeby now, right? And if not, the screenshots are a sufficientvibe check. If you’re cool with an attempt to recapture some of Rare’s N64 platformer magic in a modern-day Kickstarted context, and your expectations are adjusted to fit that reality, you can have a good time with this game. If you were never really that intoBanjo-Kazooie(an all-time great!), you’d probably best sit this one out.
Void Bastardsis the stand-out selection this week, in part because far fewer of us have played it, and it’sarguably underrated. At least, I don’t see it come up that often.
This is a roguelike FPS with development ties toSystem Shock 2and a very cool, easy-to-read graphic-novel aesthetic. You play as prisoners (…in space!) who are jumping from one ship to the next, each with their own potential traits and quirks. It’s worth a real look.
As for next week’s freebieAutomachef, I’m sure I’ll be back with more to say in the next PSA article, but Ireviewed ithere and I liked it, just not enough to become head-over-heels obsessed with achieving the “perfect” assembly lines. The food theme is novel enough that it’s worth dabbling in, for sure. If your brain is wired for automation, it’s fun.
