Epic Games Store offers two free PC games saving users $35

The Epic Games Store made two PC titles boasting user review scores above 90% available to download at zero cost until September 17 at 4pm BST. The promotion allows computer players to permanently claim Astral Ascent and Luftrausers, cutting retail costs by around $35 across both releases.

Epic Games Store users keep both.

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Roguelike combat in Astral Ascent

Hibernian Workshop launched Astral Ascent in 2023 as a 2D sidescrolling action game that normally retails for $24.99 on digital storefronts. Players choose between four distinct heroes to battle through the Garden, a mystical realm described by the creators as “an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs”. Completing the main narrative adventure takes approximately 15 hours of combat, though unlocking all character abilities and defeating every Zodiac boss across repeated runs demands nearly 60 hours of dedicated time from completionist players aiming for full mastery.

The production maintains a 95% user rating on Steam based on its pixel-art visuals and responsive platforming mechanics. In addition to solo gameplay, the software includes a cooperative mode designed for two participants.

Arcade action with Luftrausers

The second offering in the bundle is Luftrausers, a bullet hell arcade aviation game created by developer Vlambeer in 2014. The title sells regularly for $9.99 when outside promotional discount windows. Pilots engage in fast aerial combat against fleets of battleships, fighter jets, and submarines while maneuvering through heavy enemy fire. Over 100 military missions challenge players to test diverse setups in high-score dogfights.

Key specifications of the current promotion

The Epic Games Store promotional window features specific parameters across both participating video games:

• Astral Ascent: released by Hibernian Workshop in 2023 with a $24.99 standard price and a 95% Steam rating.
• Luftrausers: published by Vlambeer in 2014 with a $9.99 regular price and a 91% Steam rating.
• Total player financial savings: roughly $35 for the two-game package.
• Claim deadline: September 17 at 4pm BST for PC users.

Vlambeer designed Luftrausers with custom flight mechanics allowing players to assemble more than 125 combinations of weapons, engines, and aircraft bodies. Steam users have awarded the game a 91% rating, praising the tension of its aerial dogfights. One player review noted that “this arcade game is hard but it is so extremely satisfying as you learn to fly head first into your enemies like they’re nothing and manage to survive when the sky is more bullet than air.”

Time commitment and completion figures

Luftrausers requires around four hours of playtime for the core campaign, while completionists need roughly 14 hours to unlock all Rauser combinations and color palettes. Astral Ascent requires four times that duration for players seeking complete mastery across its four selectable heroes.

Both games require personal computers with active Epic Games Store accounts to finalize the checkout process before the September 17 deadline.