The Epic Games Store continues to reel in gamers through attractive offers, and most of all, its regular free games. Carrying on with the trend it has been following for the past couple of years or so, the store has kickstarted its year-end giveaways to commemorate the festive season and the first mystery game has now been revealed.

Shenmue 3 has been selected as the first offering and the game is quite the attention grabber given the solid title it is. In it, you play as Ryo Hazuki, an 18-year-old Japanese martial artist hellbent on avenging his father’s death. The game is a part of a series that was first launched back in 1999 and is of a story-driven, action-adventure genre.

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It would not be wrong to say that Shenmue III has achieved cult status by now with many fans in the gaming community. The title manages to capture the essence of the original with all of its open-world environments interspersed with brawler battles and quick time events. But there are also a few improvements in certain aspects, such as its storyline.

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A reliable tipster had earlier tipped that over the course of two weeks, Epic Games Store will be giving away 15 games for free. The giveaways have already started since yesterday and will likely be lasting until December 30th.

While it’s not known what the rest of the Epic Games Store mystery games will be, they will likely be titles similar in scope to Shenmue 3. Epic had first grabbed the limelight back in 2020 when it had offered GTA V for free, effectively pulling in around 7 million users to the store – although, it’s unlikely that a similar AAA title will be given away for free this season.

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