Ghostrunner Temporarily Free in Epic Games Store: What's Behind the Offer?

Epic Games Store, known for its generous offers, surprises gamers again by making Ghostrunner available for free, but only for one day. This offer, part of the store's holiday promotion, has sparked a wave of interest in the gaming community. Ghostrunner, a dynamic platformer from One More Level and Slipgate Ironworks, released in 2020, immerses players in a cyberpunk ninja world with a variety of superhuman abilities like wall-running, mid-air dashes, and sliding down buildings.

However, in this game, both players and enemies die from a single hit, making the gameplay particularly tense and requiring precision and strategic thinking. Numerous checkpoints allow restarting almost from every encounter. But the sudden offer of a free game raises questions. It follows a similar offer for Saints Row, which was also available for free for just one day.

The situation with Ghostrunner opens a discussion about game distribution strategies in the digital era and how promo campaigns affect the perception of games and their developers. Despite the apparent generosity, such campaigns can create an impression of temporary availability and haste, prompting reflection on values and motives in the gaming industry.