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Star Wars: Squadrons is next week's Epic Games Store freebie



If youve already swiped this weeks Epic Store freebies – Evil Dead: The Game and Dark Deity – and still remain unsated, you might want to pop next Thursday in your diary when something else shoots down the freebie pipe in the form of EA Motives Star Wars: Squadrons.

Star Wars: Squadrons is something of a spiritual successor to LucasArts beloved X-Wing and TIE Fighter games. Its set during the final days of the Galactic Empire, after the events of Return of the Jedi, and sees players engaging in deep space dogfights, both in multiplayer and in a bit of a solo campaign mode. Theres even VR support if youre appropriately equipped.

Eurogamer enjoyed Star Wars: Squadrons when it released back in 2020, awarding it a Recommended badge and describing it as “an immersive space sim thats dazzling in VR [and] an exhilarating multiplayer experience, even if the story feels pedestrian.”


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Star Wars: Squadrons – Official Gameplay Trailer.

“Over the last week,” Emma Kent wrote in her review, “Ive spent every day raring to get back in the cockpit… When played with friends, dogfights are a scramble of yelling and hunting down specific players, resulting in some extremely silly battles with plenty of crashes. If you have a VR headset, this game is something that has to be experienced, both for the rush of competitive multiplayer and the mood-building of the story campaign. Squadrons is a bit of a bumpy ride, but it can be a thrilling one – and this bucket of bolts will get you there in the end.”

Star Wars: Squadrons will be free to add to your Epic Games Store library from next Thursday, 24th November, for seven days, and – if you havent already grabbed them – Evil Dead: The Game and Dark Deity are free until then.

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