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Borderlands: The Handsome Collection and Sludge Life are free on the Epic Games StoreHandsome sludge lads
Handsome sludge lads
So long, Civilization. The latest freebie over on the Epic Games Store isBorderlands: The Handsome Collection, a rather handsome pairing of two Borderlands games to blast your way through without dropping a penny. But Epic’s feeling generous this week - today also marks the surprise release of grimy graffiti sandboxSludge Life, and this filthy bonus is going free for quite a bit longer than a week.
You know what Borderlands is, right? Colourful loot-shooter, billions of guns,Mad Maxbandits and a heaping dose of fart jokes? The Handsome Collection includesBorderlands 2andBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel, a strange spin-off that lets you blast monsters in low gravity as a tiny loud-mouthed robot.
While it’s missing that awkward first entry and last year’sBorderlands 3, these are some well good shooters for burying yourself in guns over a weekend or two. As this week’s free game, The Handsome Collection is free to keep on theEpic Games Storeuntil the wheel ticks over next Thursday. Once again, next week’s Epic freebie is being kept a mystery.
It’s not like today didn’t have its own share of surprises, mind. Beyond Borderlands, the Epic Store also saw the stealth release ofSludge Life, with Devolver suddenly announcing that the particularly on-brand slime sandbox is out, for free, this afternoon.
Watch on YouTube
Watch on YouTube
The work ofHigh Helldeveloper Terri Vellman, Sludge Life is agrime-soaked sandbox with a vibe you can practically taste. As graffiti artist Ghost, you’re set loose on this miserable island to do as you see fit. Tag walls ‘til you’re the top vandal in town, crash into corporate buildings and really “stick it to the man”, or take neat snaps of oddballs, strangers, and anatomically-incorrect felines.
