I can't knock Epic's annual tradition of giving away a ton of games every holiday season. The Epic Games Store free games list always contains a few big name surprises like Death Stranding or Vampire Survivors that I expect a lot of PC gamers already own, and for those who don't it's mighty nice to be able to pick them up for nothing. In between the big drops are obviously smaller games, like today's—but I'd encourage everyone to grab Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles while the grabbing's good. If you've exhausted Balatro already, this underplayed deckbuilder could sneak up on you and swallow your whole holiday break.
"Deckbuilder" is actually a misnomer there, because although Astrea follows in the footsteps of Slay the Spire, it trades out cards for dice, a simple but novel enough swap to really change up how the game plays. It's also really pretty, and made by a tiny indie team in São Paulo, Brazil punching way above its weight.
