[UPDATE: Epic Games Store has confirmed the first title to be Shenmue 3, proving the leak accurate. Original story follows.]
On Thursday, theEpic Games Storeconfirmed the return of its holiday mystery game promotion. Like the past couple of years, the store will be giving away a free mystery game every day starting December 16. As rumors have it, there will be a total of fifteen games given away on theEpic Games Storethis year.
From now until December 16, Epic Games Store users can claimPrison ArchitectandGodfall: Challenger Edition. The promo begins on December 16 when fans will get the first mystery game. However, that game has now leaked online from a very reliable source. Dealabs, a French website, has accurately leaked every singlePS Plus free game listfor the past few months and has now leaked the first Epic Games Store mystery game.
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According to Dealabs, the first giveaway this year will beShenmue 3. The latest installment in the franchise sits at a 69 critic average on Metacritic. It was crowdfunded on Kickstarter back in 2017, raising 2 million dollars in under seven hours and had raised over $6 million at completion—the biggest in Kickstarter history at the time. Story-wise,Shenmue 3follows teenage martial artist Ryo Hazukias he tries to find his father’s killer in the 1980s. Gameplay consists of open environments, brawler battles, QTEs, various mini-games, and far more.
Overall, it’ll likely be encouraging to fans of the franchise or get more to check it out. Reportedly, retail sales forShenmue 3were low, but that doesn’t count those sent out via Kickstarter. It should also be noted that Dealabs could still be wrong with this leak. As reliable as a source it has proven to be over the past few months, this isEGS and not PS Plus. It could be wrong for any number of reasons, so while fans should reasonably expect it to beShenmue 3based on its track record, they should take this leak as all leaks should be taken: with a grain of salt.
Either way, assuming it is indeed the first of fifteen free games this year, fans will want to keep their eye on theEpic Games Store for future mystery gamestoo. They’ll be rotating quicker than normal, but it’s a good way to build up a backlog of games (or worsen, depending on the backlog) as 2022 and all of its early releases rear their head.
Epic Games Storeusers get a handful of free games every month.
