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About this title:
  • Santa's Sweatshop DLC Free
  • Single Player
  • Genre: Action, Strategy
  • "You've landed yourself in prison again, and your only chance is to engineer an escape by any means necessary. How you do it is up to you! Why not cause a prison riot? Or dig a tunnel right under the walls of the prison? Or even steal a guard uniform to blend in with your captors?"

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    • Offer valid from September 23 through September 30, 2021.
    • This deal is a 100% savings off the retail list price of $17.99.
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    • This title has a 7.1 out of 10 critic score on Metacritic.
    • IGN rated this game a 7.6 out of 10 score, saying "The Escapists makes breaking out of prison as hard as nails, yet soft as taffy."
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The DLC "Santa's Sweatshop" is available free, just scroll down to see it.
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The escapists was free on Epic Games few months or more back I already have have but glad to see it free again for ones that missed out the last time it was free
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I used to not quite understand the joke about people just collecting games on Steam but not playing them. But now after EPIC I truly understand. So many good free games I have gotten from them, but so many of them Have gone unplayed. Thank you EPIC for your generosity. I can only hope that the data you are mining from me is worth it for you 😂
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MagentaKnob222
09-17-2021 at 07:55 AM.
09-17-2021 at 07:55 AM.
The escapists was free on Epic Games few months or more back I already have have but glad to see it free again for ones that missed out the last time it was free
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09-17-2021 at 08:02 AM.
09-17-2021 at 08:02 AM.
Quote from MagentaKnob222 :
The escapists was free on Epic Games few months or more back I already have have but glad to see it free again for ones that missed out the last time it was free
Ah, that's why I remember getting it free before on EGS. EGS has been amazing with freebies, but personally, I still prefer Steam (far more polished, post reviews, chat with others, good deals.. Sometimes, etc).
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09-17-2021 at 01:35 PM.

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09-17-2021 at 01:35 PM.
The DLC "Santa's Sweatshop" is available free, just scroll down to see it.
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walterg74
09-18-2021 at 01:14 AM.
09-18-2021 at 01:14 AM.
It's actually September 23rd, freebies go up on Thursdays...
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09-22-2021 at 01:00 PM.
09-22-2021 at 01:00 PM.
Quote from MagentaKnob222 :
The escapists was free on Epic Games few months or more back I already have have but glad to see it free again for ones that missed out the last time it was free

I feel like it has been free on Amazon/Twitch as well multiple times, too. Some of the free games seem to appear on one service and then the other. I have been adding these regularly for at least the last year and there have to be close to a dozen games on both now. Come to think of it, a bunch are Team 17 - Escapists, Yooka-Laylee, Yoku Island, I believe Overcooked....
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09-22-2021 at 01:10 PM.
09-22-2021 at 01:10 PM.
I used to not quite understand the joke about people just collecting games on Steam but not playing them. But now after EPIC I truly understand. So many good free games I have gotten from them, but so many of them Have gone unplayed. Thank you EPIC for your generosity. I can only hope that the data you are mining from me is worth it for you 😂
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09-23-2021 at 04:09 AM.
09-23-2021 at 04:09 AM.
I already have this for free so this must have been offered previously.
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09-23-2021 at 08:26 AM.
09-23-2021 at 08:26 AM.
Quote from Philip_Marc :
Ah, that's why I remember getting it free before on EGS. EGS has been amazing with freebies, but personally, I still prefer Steam (far more polished, post reviews, chat with others, good deals.. Sometimes, etc).
I don't really mind using Epic but I do wish their program had the download speed option.
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09-23-2021 at 08:42 AM.
09-23-2021 at 08:42 AM.
Next week it's Europa Universalis IV
Free Sep 30 - Oct 07
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09-23-2021 at 09:14 AM.
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Quote from MagentaKnob222 :
The escapists was free on Epic Games few months or more back I already have have but glad to see it free again for ones that missed out the last time it was free

I think that was the sequel. Original is free this time.
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kschlege
09-23-2021 at 11:11 AM.
09-23-2021 at 11:11 AM.
I played this, and it was fun when you could find the items needed to complete the stages. But after awhile you then have to start trading items with other inmates and have to have a certain "friend" level with them in order to get the items.

At that point it became not too fun anymore ... just my 2c
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09-23-2021 at 02:05 PM.
09-23-2021 at 02:05 PM.
One of the worse games I ever played . Bought this for $8 on PS4 and it's confusing as hell and just Grinding of a headache . I love indie games but this one was just corny and a chord to play. Yawn 🥱
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