Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

While yesterday’s gift, the Trine Classic Collection, offered a lighthearted fantasy escape for three, today’s drop is all about the chaotic, unrefined noise of the front lines. Today, December 31, Epic is giving away Chivalry 2 as its final 24-hour mystery gift of the year. You have until January 1, 2026, at 11:00 AM ET to secure this $40 multiplayer slasher before the storefront shifts to the New Year’s Day reveal. For those who prefer the Steam ecosystem, the Steam Store has it listed at a massive 80% discount until January 5, priced at just $7.99. If you’re really hunting for spare change, the secondary market at G2A currently has keys for a couple of bucks less than Steam, though the giveaway makes that choice irrelevant for the next day.

Medieval Mayhem on a Cinematic Scale

This isn’t a game about delicate fencing or precise dueling; it is a 64-player mosh pit designed to feel like a gritty historical movie. You are thrown into sprawling objective-based maps where you might be defending a castle gate one minute and charging a burning village the next. The combat system uses directional swings and parries, but it shines most when the plan falls apart—you can pick up severred limbs, heavy furniture, or even flaming chickens to keep the pressure on. It manages to capture a specific brand of dark humor, where the screams of your character are just as important as the weight of your war hammer.

Variety in the Vanguard

The progression system is actually resourceful for a freebie, offering four distinct base classes that branch into specialized subclasses. Whether you want to be a tanky Knight holding a choke point or a high-mobility Vanguard flanking with a two-handed sword, there is a clear mechanical difference in how you approach the battlefield. The inclusion of the Tenosian Empire update also brings mounted combat into the mix, adding a layer of high-speed horse-to-horse melee to the classic infantry sieges.

Claiming the Final Drops of 2025

This 24-hour window for Chivalry 2 is the peak of the final stretch of Epic’s holiday promotion. Given the high player count required for the best maps, this massive influx of new users today means the servers will be packed for the holiday weekend. Make sure to grab it before the timer hits zero tomorrow morning, as the New Year’s Day giveaway is rumored to be the last “big” drop before the store returns to its weekly cadence for 2026.

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Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

While the internet keeps chasing ghosts with fake AAA leak lists, Epic is actually delivering a four-course meal of high-fantasy competence. Today, December 30, the Trine Classic Collection hit the zero-dollar mark on the Epic Games Store. You’ve got until December 31 at 11:00 AM ET to claim the first four games of a series that basically defined the “physics-puzzler-with-swords” archetype. If you prefer Valve’s ecosystem or missed the window, the Steam Store is currently running a 75% discount through January 5, though even that feels pricey compared to the secondary market. A quick glance at G2A (affiliate link) shows keys floating around the $10 range, but honestly, paying anything for this today is a failure of basic consumer awareness.

Cheeese, Boxes, and Grappling Hooks: How Trine Actually Plays

The gimmick is simple: you control a Wizard who conjures boxes, a Thief with a grappling hook, and a Knight who hits things. The reality is much more chaotic. Trine thrives on the fact that its puzzles are “soft.” There isn’t a single correct way to cross a spike pit; if you can stack enough conjured crates into a precarious, wobbling tower and jump off the top before the whole thing collapses, the game counts it. This collection takes you from the hand-drawn beauty of the original Enchanted Edition and Trine 2—widely considered the peak of the genre—into the experimental 3D levels of Trine 3, finally landing on the polished, back-to-basics brilliance of Trine 4. It’s a series that rewards the “street intellectual” approach to gaming—don’t follow the developer’s breadcrumbs if you can just break the engine to get where you’re going.

Multiplayer Friction and Resourceful Cooperation

This is strictly better with friends, but it’s also a quick way to find out which of your buddies has zero spatial awareness. The three-player co-op turns every bridge-building exercise into a debate about weight distribution and momentum. It is a resourceful addition to any library because it scales perfectly; you can play it with kids who just want to swing on ropes or with a dedicated group trying to optimize every movement. Since these games are optimized for efficiency rather than raw power, you don’t need a top-tier rig to see the hand-painted assets in their best light. It’s an easy pick for the holiday break that provides dozens of hours of gameplay without demanding you learn a complex combat system or sit through endless cinematic fluff.

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Estimated reading time: 4 minutes

The annual inventory dump (until 8th of January 2026) on the Epic Games Store is less about holiday cheer and more about the cold mathematics of moving digital units. For those of us tracking the daily Mystery Games, which recently tossed out heavy-hitters like Hogwarts Legacy and Disco Elysium, the current sale is the final mathematical correction of the year. The mystery continues, but the storefront has effectively become a high-stakes clearance rack where the raw percentages finally favor the consumer.

The AAA Market Correction

High-profile releases from the 2024 and 2025 cycles are seeing early price collapses as publishers scramble to meet end-of-year targets. We see titles like Alan Wake 2 and Dying Light 2 Stay Human – Reloaded Edition sitting at 70%, a significant drop for software that still carries a high level of technical polish. Even the much-discussed Star Wars Outlaws and Assassin’s Creed Mirage have hit that same 70% floor, signaling a desperate need to inflate player numbers before the next fiscal quarter begins.

Meanwhile, the latest entries in perennial franchises like EA SPORTS FC 26 and EA SPORTS Madden NFL 26 have already reached a 60% discount, proving that the annual sports cycle is a race to the bottom once the initial launch window closes. For those looking at the newest bets, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, ARC Raiders, and Borderlands 4 are holding steady at 20%, offering a minor reprieve for early adopters who missed the initial window.

The Liquidation Ledger: 2025 Holiday Discounts

Discount	Featured Games
95% Off	Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
90% Off	Riders Republic, Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Civ VI, Borderlands 3, AC Origins, AC Valhalla, WRC 9, Watch Dogs 2
85% Off	Alan Wake Remastered, GR Wildlands, Jedi: Survivor, RIDE 5, Mafia: Definitive Edition, AC Odyssey, AC Unity, Far Cry 5, Far Cry 4, Dying Light Essentials
80% Off	The Witcher 3 CE, Mortal Kombat 1, The Crew Motorfest, Dead Island 2, Batman Arkham Knight, Batman Arkham City GOTY, It Takes Two, Mafia II & III DE
75% Off	Red Dead Redemption 2, Overcooked! 2, Hell Let Loose, Anno 1800, Jurassic World Evo 2, Slime Rancher, 3DMark
70% Off	Alan Wake 2, Dying Light 2, Outlast Trials, Star Wars Outlaws, AC Mirage, Cities: Skylines, Remnant II
60-67% Off	Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves (67%), GTA Trilogy (67%), Cyberpunk 2077 (65%), Spider-Man Remastered (60%), God of War (60%), Death Stranding DC (60%)
50% Off	GTA V Enhanced, F1 25, AC Shadows, The Last of Us Part I, Silent Hill 2, Red Dead Redemption, Planet Coaster 2
30-40% Off	Ghost of Tsushima DC (40%), Frostpunk 2 (40%), Civilization VII (35%), Manor Lords (35%), Battlefield 6 (30%)
10-25% Off	Cronos: The New Dawn (25%), Expedition 33 (20%), Stellar Blade (20%), Borderlands 4 (20%), Football Manager 26 (10%)

Seeing software like Suicide Squad hit a 95% discount is a grim autopsy of a failed project, essentially offering the title for the price of a coffee. However, the real value for a cautious buyer lies in the 60-80% brackets where polished experiences like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 are sitting at price points that actually respect your bank account. Take the 20% rewards and run, but don’t expect the industry to stay this vulnerable forever.

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Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

Stop wasting your time tracking fake AAA leaks and pay attention to the high-concept genius actually sitting in your library. Today, December 29, the Epic mystery vault has opened to reveal Viewfinder, a puzzle game that makes most other first-person titles look physically unimaginative. You are handed a camera and told to break the world. You hold up a 2D photograph, line it up with the horizon, and let go—the image instantly stamps itself into the 3D geometry, creating new bridges, buildings, and paths out of thin air. It is a mechanical magic trick that works every single time, forcing you to treat your own perspective as a physical tool rather than just a way to see.

From Pixelated Dread to Solar-Punk Solitude

Yesterday’s gift, SKALD: Against the Black Priory, was a gritty dive into 8-bit cosmic rot, and the transition to the bright, overgrown brutalism of Viewfinder is a massive tonal whiplash. While SKALD relied on dice rolls and grim-dark prose, this game relies on your spatial awareness and your ability to see solutions where others see a dead end. Both games represent Epic’s current strategy of highlighting titles with actual artistic backbone instead of just dumping generic shooters. It is a win for anyone who values a refined, five-hour experience over a bloated hundred-hour map-clearing exercise.

Securing Your Second Chance

If you miss the 24-hour window to claim this for free, you have a solid backup on the Steam Store, where the game is currently slashed by 65% through January 5. For those looking to squeeze the most value out of their holiday budget, G2A often has keys listed for even less than the official sale price, sometimes dipping closer to a couple of dollars depending on the seller. It’s also the final stretch to secure the Monument Valley collection on the mobile Epic store before that deal expires on January 1. This is a resourceful day to be a gamer, provided you’re quick enough to click the button before the next mystery reveals itself tomorrow.

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