Catch these Coronavirus-era giveaways on PC and mobile
“Totally Reliable Delivery Service”, hotly anticipated since a mid-2019 public test phase. Image: We’re Five Games/TinyBuild via AFP Relaxnews
Higgledy-piggledy courier quest “Totally Reliable Delivery Service”, a YouTube sensation back in June 2019, heads up half a dozen great value giveaways for PC and mobile.
Mixing the wobbly physics of “Human: Fall Flat” with the frantic point-to-point escapades of “Grand Theft Auto”, and bringing support for up to four players locally or online, “Totally Reliable Delivery Service” launched April 1 on PS4, XBO, Switch and mobile.
Article continues after this advertisementA deal with “Fortnite” company Epic means that the PC version is free until April 8, so grab it quick; it’s permanently free to try on Android and iOS with a $4.99 (about P250) full game unlock.
As part of its regular weekly giveaways, the Epic Games Store also has domestic mystery tale “Gone Home”, action role-playing adventure “Hob”, and party game “Drawful 2” for free until April 9; “Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments” is the following week’s confirmed freebie.
Virtual flippers and bumpers abound in “Pinball FX3”, whose studio is giving away some of their best tables by way of a special Care Package, which contains the “Aliens vs. Pinball”, “Marvel Pinball: Heavy Hitters” and generally excellent “Star Wars Pinball” pack, free through Steam until April 8.
Article continues after this advertisementFor Android device owners, we have, at the time of this report, well-received and superbly presented puzzle “Homo Machina,” standard-setting music rhythm game “Cytus II”, and amusing “Message Quest” on our shortlist of now-free mobile games for you to check out.
On iOS, tremendous and surreal minigolf pursuit “Alphaputt” (until April 5), Thix’s bacteria creation toybox “Micro” and chemistry lab “Chemist”, supremely well-rated pipe-planner and color-mixer “Waterbears”, which has the useful side effect of training players in Systems Thinking, plus orbital space jaunt “Astra”, and 90-level dream chaser “Little Luca & The Missing Stars” as our now-free picks. JB
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