Hello there.
It seems Epic is back to giving very popular games for free again. Last week has been nostalgic with the Fallout collection, but the weeks before have been mostly indies. This time around though, they are giving away a very popular game that was released relatively recently, and a popular niche game. If you're interested to find out, let's get to it.
Football Manager 2024
What is the most popular sport in the world? Football [Soccer for the USA]. Social media numbers also support this with Cristiano Ronaldo being the leader in a lot of social media websites. Sports has different ways they affect people's lives. Some like to play it, some watch it, and other like to simulate managing it [Fantasy and manager games]. A lot can even do all of that.
Source https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/football-manager-2024
For those that like simulating managing football teams, this is your chance to get the latest game; Football Manager 2024. This was released last Nov 2023, and the next installment is expected to be released around the same time this year; Nov 2024. Even though it's been released for almost a year, I checked in Steam and there are 40k players currently playing as I was writing this post [Epic and Steam can play together, and I don't know how to check Epic current players playing].
If you like to try and manage a football team, train players with potential, set up strategies, and battle other players, you can do so now by getting your own copy of Football Manager 2024. You can get it in the Epic Games store by following the game's link: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/football-manager-2024. It is only available until September 12, so you can just add it now, and play it later.
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
Do you like guns? Did you ever imagine yourself as an elite sniper when you were young? A lot of people don't want to kill anybody, so they left these types of dreams and imaginations behind. I have seen some people in Hive that are able to shoot guns, and even shoot long range rifles. But for those that don't/can't, but didn't forget about their roleplaying/imaginations, video games is the next best thing.
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts is such a game. It is part of the series of Sniper: Ghost Warrior games, where players get to play as an elite sniper. I haven't played the other games, but in this one, you are an assassin for hire. You have contracts to kill targets, and there can be rival snipers trying to foil your kills.
Source https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-c772b9
This reminds me of the Hitman games, where there are different ways to take out targets. They even have different gadgets like drones and remote turrets to reward creative players. From the screenshots of the game, I really like how they have gorgeous locations. I wouldn't be surprised if one admires the environment first before taking their shot.
The game was released in 2019, so the requirements aren't that high. If you are interested in it, you can get it for free in the Epic games store using this link: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-c772b9. It is free until September 12, so try to get it before then.
I don't often see recent games like Football Manager 2024 being given away for free. Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts has been out for a while, but it is still a part of a popular series. I think we have a good mix of single player and multiplayer games. I hope you like one of these games, but if not, you can join me in padding the list of games I plan to play eventually. Happy gaming.