{"id":72947,"date":"2026-04-21T12:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/?p=72947"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:33:13","slug":"epic-games-store-free-game-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/news\/72947-epic-games-store-free-game-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"The Epic Games Store Is Still Giving Away a Well-Rated Free Game, But Don&#8217;t Wait Too Long to Claim It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/news\/72828-epic-games-store-free-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/news\/72828-epic-games-store-free-game\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epic Games Store<\/a> offers all users (or anyone willing to create a free account) one or more free games. While the store saves its biggest offerings for major sales events and its beloved Advent calendar, it reliably delivers a steady stream of varied indie titles throughout the year. And as always, these games are yours to keep for life, as long as you claim them in time. Consider this your reminder, the latest Epic Games Store free game is going back to its regular price in just a few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An original and well-received Epic Games Store free game is still available<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With The Stone of Madness, Spanish studio The Game Kitchen has stepped well away from the grimy metroidvania world of Blasphemous to try its hand at a real-time tactical RPG with stealth elements, and the shift is a striking one. The setting this time is an 18th-century monastery nestled in the Pyrenees, somewhere between an inquisitorial prison and an asylum, where five inmates must combine their individual talents in a desperate bid for freedom. It&#8217;s harder than it sounds. Each character carries their own phobias, traumas, and limitations, which have a habit of derailing even the best-laid infiltration plans, usually at the worst possible moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demanding and occasionally rigid, The Stone of Madness has won over most of the players who have tried it, though it&#8217;s worth being upfront: this is an unconventional experience that won&#8217;t be for everyone. But since it&#8217;s completely free on the Epic Games Store, it costs you absolutely nothing to find out. You have until April 23rd, 2026 to claim it, after which it&#8217;s yours to keep forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Stone of Madness - Story Trailer | Gamescom 2024\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/RWSYWqdVrLk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-text gb-text-\"><\/a>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s the next free game?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From April 23rd to April 30th, 2026, DOOMBLADE will be taking its place as the next free offering. In this metroidvania, you play as a heroine bound to a sentient, vengeance-hungry blade, descending through a hellish world built around constant movement, because here, attacking and moving are one and the same. A solid title that players have particularly appreciated for its fresh and distinctive take on the genre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DOOMBLADE - Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/iGkmnmG4vXU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/free-games\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/free-games\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EGS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":72948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[84,82,83],"class_list":["post-72947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-epic-games-store","tag-free","tag-free-games","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72947"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72958,"href":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72947\/revisions\/72958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gameblog.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}