The Epic Games Store makes at least one free title available for download weekly. During this specific week, the games Agent A and Bad Cheese are available to users between October 15 and 22.
Agent A: The Disguised Mystery
Agent A presents itself as a puzzle game with a spy and investigation narrative set in the 1960s. In this title, the player takes on the role of an agent, as suggested by the name itself, whose mission is to locate and neutralize a spy named Ruby La Rouge. This character is hidden in a coastal mansion full of secrets and enigmas that must be unraveled throughout the gameplay.
Although the action takes place in a single location, the game offers a vast diversity of scenarios and secrets to discover. Each of these elements contains puzzles of different natures that are interconnected, forming a complex and engaging experience.
The game mechanic is quite simple, depending primarily on mouse usage: left-click is used to advance and interact, drag and drop allows for item usage, and right-click allows backtracking. The graphics also follow a line of functional simplicity, presenting a certain aesthetic charm.
For those who appreciate puzzle games, Agent A is an excellent option on the Epic Games platform. It also appeals to casual game enthusiasts, as it imposes no time pressure or penalties for errors, limiting progress only by failing to overcome the challenge.
Bad Cheese
Inspired by 1920s cartoons, Bad Cheese is a psychological horror game that causes discomfort from the start. The player embodies a child alone at home while their father is present and their mother is absent.
The gameplay of this title is straightforward: the player must move, interact with the environments, objects, and characters to solve puzzles and achieve the proposed objectives. Additionally, there are collectible items that provide extra information about the dark history involving the past of the residence and its inhabitants.
The visuals are the strong point of this game. The old animation style, entirely hand-drawn, establishes a striking contrast between innocence and the strange aspect, maintaining constant tension. As the player progresses, the environment becomes progressively more disturbing and hostile, reflecting the dysfunctional state of the place and the people present there. The soundtrack complements this atmosphere, being equally tense and uneasy.
Bad Cheese is offered for free on Epic Games this week for those seeking a differentiated horror experience, with a bold and unusual approach. It is also recommended for fans of psychological horror, provided they are prepared to deal with traumatic and disturbing themes.