Epic Games Store teases December 30 mystery free game with cryptic hint

Epic Games Store is currently offering a well-rated puzzle platformer, and this free game will expire on December 30, 2025, at UTC 16:00. That's basically when the penultimate giveaway for this year will be revealed, and ahead of the official unveiling, an official staff member has shared a cryptic hint.

Before diving into the hint for the upcoming free game, here's what Epic Games Store offered on December 30 in the past years:

• 2024 - [REDACTED]
• 2023 - Saints Row
• 2022 - Dishonored - Definitive Edition and Eximus: Seize the Frontline
• 2021 - Tomb Raider Trilogy (curr. $7.56 on Humble Bundle)
• 2020 - Torchlight 2

While all the games listed above were given away on December 30 of their mentioned years, not all of them were the second-to-last free game of those years. For example, Tomb Raider Trilogy was the final Epic Games Store free game of the holiday season 2021.

In 2022, on the other hand, Epic Games Store ended the special game giveaway event with two freebies. So, these two instances can't really be considered if a pattern is being searched for. The other past 14th mystery free games, however, fit the description, and taking a closer look at them suggests that the storefront will give away either an AAA or an AA title on December 30, 2025.

However, it's worth noting that there haven't been many repeated free games on this special Christmas season giveaway event. Moreover, Epic Games Store has offered well-rated titles as mystery freebies in the past few days, and the hint shared by an official employee points to indie games.

The hint, which starts with "The creators come from a land of lakes and winter silence," and this line is likely referencing Finland, with "the creators" possibly being Frozenbyte, a Finnish studio. With the second line, "They chose a word older than their language for their game," the hint is likely pointing to a Latin/Old English word.

As for the last line, "Three voices bind what one body cannot," it's likely hinting at the core characters of the upcoming free game, which could be: Wizard, Knight, and Thief. If these hold true, the December 30 giveaway could be Trine. Of course, it could be Trinity Fusion as well, and the only way to find out is to wait until UTC 16:00.