Not content with upping its weekly free game count to two a while back, Epic has pushed the boat (and, presumably, great wads of Fortnite cash) out even further this week, with six free games currently available to download from its store. The caveat is that they’re all Batman themed, so if you don’t like Batman, well, you’re bang out of luck.
First are the games aimed squarely at the grown-ups, which arrive in the form of the Batman Arkham Collection. This includes all three Rocksteady developed Batman titles, namely 2009’s masterful Arkham Asylum, and its follow-ups, Arkham City and Arkham Knight. Warner Bros Montreal’s festive Arkham Origins, however, is nowhere to be found.
All three games in the Arkham Collection are top-notch, combining delightfully gadget-orientated third-person stealth-action with thrilling smatterings of detective work, as is fitting for the Dark Knight. And each plays out in an open world of ever-increasing scope, from the initial confines of Arkham Asylum, to the slums in Arkham City, and, finally, Gotham City in its entirety for the third game. In short, they’re well worth snagging while they’re free.
As for the second batch of Batman titles currently available for free on the Epic Store, you’ll find all three Lego Batman games. As you’d imagine, these are skewed very much toward a family audience – each employing Traveller’s Tales’ usual accessible (and also increasingly open-world) blend of platforming and knockabout brawling – but there’s undoubted fun for all ages here as well, thanks to the series’ appealing humour and oodles of fan service.