Epic Games Store announces next week's giveaway with two free games, including a co-op horror horde shooter

The Epic Games Store gives away new games every week, allowing users to build their PC libraries without spending anything. Once claimed during the giveaway period, the games remain tied to your account permanently. Right now, Epic Games Store users can claim Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise and Bad Cheese for free. In the meantime, the store has also revealed two new titles that will become free starting next week. 

The next giveaway will include Home and Sker Ritual, giving players two very different horror experiences. While Home is a smaller, story-driven murder mystery, Sker Ritual focuses on fast-paced combat and surviving waves of supernatural enemies.

Home is a pixel-art horror adventure built around a murder mystery where your choices and perspective influence what ultimately happens. The game begins with your character waking during a storm inside a dark room in an unfamiliar house, leaving you to explore your surroundings and figure out exactly what happened.

Next, we have Sker Ritual, which takes a completely different approach to horror. It's a round-based horde shooter that can be played alone or with up to four players online, with players fighting increasingly dangerous waves of supernatural enemies known as the Quiet Ones across six maps. The story also follows the evil ending of Maid of Sker.

Players can collect Miracle powers that improve attacks, grenades, melee abilities, and healing, while powerful Ultimate abilities can help when enemies become overwhelming. Weapons can also be upgraded using the SUPER CHARGE system to make them more effective against later waves. On top of that, there are bosses and Elite enemies with unique abilities, optional objectives, hidden Easter eggs, cosmetic rewards, and progression through Dread Levels and the Sker Pass.

That said, both games will become free starting October 22 and will remain available until October 29. This will give you a week to add them to your libraries without spending anything.