Epic is now offering really good action like in the old days at the arcade for the incredible price of 0 euros

Like every week, the Epic Games Store has a new game gift starting Thursday. We’ll tell you who can benefit from the latest free title.

Every Thursday, the Steam competitor Epic Games reshuffles the cards and distributes one or more free games. You can get the titles with just one click of the mouse, and they will stay in your library forever. With the free games, Epic aims to keep Steam on its toes when it comes to digital game distribution.

And fighting is a good keyword, because fists are also flying in Epic’s free game of the week. With River City Girls, there is a colorful 16-bit fighting game that will remind you of the good old arcade days. We have the details for you.

Free game of the week: River City Girls

The anime-style beat ’em up River City Girls is a spin-off of the Japanese fighting game series River City. This time, you play as Kyoko and Misako, the strong female friends of Kunio and Riki, the protagonists of the first game. Because the two unfortunate heroes from the original have been kidnapped!

The girls therefore set out to free them, with all sorts of weapons, special attacks and combos in tow, fighting their way through six districts of River City. You’ll encounter familiar NPCs and learn numerous new skills along the way.

River City Girls can be played solo or in two-player local co-op The story is told through anime sequences and manga panels, alongside the fighting action. The voice acting is only available in English, but all texts have been translated into German.

On Steam, by the way, the game has84 percent positive reviews.

(Click here for the free game at Epic)

As always, you have exactly one week, so until March 17, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. , to add the game to your library for free on the Epic Game Store. After that, a new free title awaits you.

Which other games are free?

For the sake of completeness, we don’t want to withhold from you the fact that GOG, CD Projekt’s games marketplace, also offers a permanent selection of free titles, including the first two The Elder Scrolls parts Daggerfall and Arena. It’s worth checking back regularly, especially if you’re a fan of retro gaming.

(To the free games on GOG)

If there is no suitable free game for you this week, it’s a shame, but it’s not the end of the world. Just check back with us next week when the next game gift arrives. In addition, every Friday we present you the current free games for the weekend on Steam.

What do you think of the current free game on Epic? Did you already know River City Girls? Feel free to write it in the comments!