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Epic is giving away two very different indie gems, but this week's offer is almost over
Epic's current giveaway skips the giant blockbuster and lands on two much stranger games instead. Shogun Showdown turns a tiny battlefield into a tactical headache, while Mindcop gives you five days to solve a murder. Both normally cost $14.99 and both are free to claim until September 24.
By Maëlle 
The clock is nearly out on this week's Epic Games Store freebies. Mindcop and Shogun Showdown are currently discounted by 100% on PC through September 24, 2026.
Claiming them during the promotion adds them permanently to the account library. There is no subscription requirement and this is not a temporary free weekend.
Shogun Showdown turns one line of tiles into a complete battlefield
Roboatino's Shogun Showdown is built around an unusually compact tactical idea. The player moves along a single line, changes direction and queues attacks while enemies openly signal what they intend to do next.
The trick is sequencing. Attack tiles can be upgraded and arranged into combinations, so a good turn is less about rapidly hitting an enemy and more about preparing several actions that collapse into one clean chain.
Death feeds the roguelite structure rather than simply resetting it. More characters, attacks and skills become available over time, providing new ways to solve encounters that remain visually simple but increasingly crowded with consequences.
Epic normally lists Shogun Showdown at $14.99.
Mindcop spends time every time you investigate
Mindcop has almost nothing in common with it beyond the price. Andre Gareis' detective adventure gives its investigator five days to identify the person responsible for a murder in Merrylin Crater Camp.
Actions consume time, turning every lead into a small gamble. Following the wrong suspect does not merely produce useless dialogue; it burns part of the limited investigation window.
The detective can also use Mindsurf to enter a suspect's mind through a real-time puzzle sequence. Completing it opens a Sea of Thoughts containing secrets, clues and new conversation topics.
The investigation can end in two different ways depending on the player's choices. Mindcop originally launched in November 2024 and is normally priced at $14.99 on Epic.
September 24 swaps detectives and samurai for dice and giant machines
Epic's next pair has already been revealed. Astrea: Six Sided Oracles and Mechabellum are scheduled to become the free games from September 24 through October 1.
Astrea is a dice-building roguelike built around opposing Purification and Corruption systems. Mechabellum takes the much larger approach: players draft and position armies of mechs before watching those formations collide in an auto-battler that puts most of its decision-making before the shooting starts.
Until that rotation happens, Mindcop and Shogun Showdown are still the games to claim.