Your gaming library just got a massive free upgrade this weekend. Between Epic Games dropping two titles, Apple and Google giving away Castlevania’s 40th anniversary collection, and Xbox offering The Witcher 3 remastered to console owners, there’s no excuse to leave your backlog lonely. Here’s everything worth grabbing before the offers expire.
Epic Games: Buried Stars and System Shock 2 Remaster
Epic Games Store continues its weekly freebie streak with two very different titles this week. Buried Stars is a narrative mystery-adventure where you piece together the truth behind a collapsed live idol audition show. Think visual novel meets survival thriller — the kind of game that eats your entire Saturday afternoon without you noticing.
The bigger get is System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, the restored version of the 1999 classic that basically invented the immersive sim genre. If you’ve played Bioshock and wondered where it all started, this is your answer. The remaster polishes up the original’s terrifying mix of survival horror, RPG mechanics, and exploration aboard the starship Von Braun.
Both titles are free to claim now through next Thursday. Once you add them to your library, they’re yours permanently — no subscription required.
Castlevania: 40th Anniversary Collection — Free on Mobile
Better yet, Castlevania: 40th Anniversary is completely free on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. This collection bundles some of the franchise’s most beloved entries, from the original NES classic through the Game Boy Advance and DS era gems. For a franchise that’s been synonymous with side-scrolling excellence since 1986, having this much history available for zero dollars is genuinely generous.
Whether you’re a longtime fan or someone who got hooked on the Netflix anime and wants to see where it all began, this is the perfect entry point. The touch controls have been adapted for mobile play, and the pixel art holds up beautifully on modern screens.
Xbox Gives Away The Witcher 3 Remastered to Console Owners
If you own The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on Xbox (any Xbox console), you can claim the PC remastered version completely free. This isn’t a streaming deal or a trial — it’s the full Remastered PC build, which includes improved textures, faster loading, and all the quality-of-life updates CD Projekt Red has shipped over the years. It’s a rare move from Xbox, essentially cross-platform gifting for a title that remains one of the greatest RPGs ever made.
Bonus Deals: Cheap Games Worth Your Time
While the free games are the headline, a few paid deals are worth flagging:
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps — $3.99 on Steam (normally $29.99). One of the most visually stunning platformers ever made. This 87% discount is the kind of deal you don’t think twice about.
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time — $2.99 on Steam (80% off). The game that made parkour cool in gaming, remastered and ready to go.
- Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition — $47.99 on GOG (includes Phantom Liberty). After years of patches and the outstanding expansion, this is finally the game it was supposed to be.
- Helldivers 2 — $24 at JB Hi-Fi (PS5). The cooperative shooter that turned “managed democracy” into a gaming meme, now at a price that makes it an easy impulse buy.
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope — $7.99 on Nintendo eShop. Ubisoft’s XCOM-meets-Mario strategy game is criminally underrated and absurdly cheap right now.
Cardpocalypse Also Free on Epic and Android
Rounding out the freebies, Cardpocalypse is available free on both Epic Games Store and Android. It’s a card-battling RPG set in a 90s schoolyard where kids trade and battle with a fictional card game called Mega Mutant Power Pets. Charming, nostalgic, and surprisingly deep — perfect for a weekend where you want something lighter than System Shock 2’s nightmare fuel.
The Verdict: One of the Best Free Gaming Weekends in Months
Counting them all up, you can grab seven free games across three platforms without spending a cent. Epic alone is giving you two full titles, Castlevania covers four decades of gaming history on mobile, and Xbox is handing out one of the best RPGs ever made.
For gamers watching their wallets — and in 2026, who isn’t? — weekends like this are why digital distribution matters. No shipping costs, no waiting for mail, just click and play. If you haven’t set up an Epic Games account yet, now’s the time. And if you’ve been meaning to try The Witcher 3 on PC, Xbox just made the decision for you.
Pro tip: If you’re grabbing games from multiple platforms, a VPN service can help you check for regional price differences and keep your downloads secure on public Wi-Fi. NordVPN and Surfshark both offer gaming-friendly plans that won’t tank your ping.