Microsoft has made a brand new Xbox One horror game free for Halloween, however there is a catch. The catch being the freebie is simply obtainable to Xbox Live Gold subscribers by way of Games With Gold. This means for those who’re not an Xbox Gold subscriber, the game continues to be its regular worth, however a lot of you’re Gold subscribers as a result of it is required to play on-line and multiplayer games.
As for the brand new free game, Maid of Sker, it comes manner of Wales Interactive, and it simply launched again in July, making it a reasonably new launch and one of the vital notable horror games of 2020. Pitched as a first-person survival horror game, Maid of Skier at the moment boasts a “Very Positive” Steam User Reviews score, with 82 p.c of customers reviewing the game positively. Meanwhile, over on Metacritic, the game hasn’t pretty fairly as effectively, sitting within the 60s with a rating depending on the platform.
Below, you may learn extra in regards to the horror game, in addition to take a look at its terrifying reveal trailer:
“Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic… don’t even breathe! Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a distant lodge with a gory and macabre historical past from British folklore,” reads an official pitch of the game. “Armed with solely a defensive sound gadget, you’ll make the most of stealth ways to keep away from loss of life amongst a cult of sound-based AI enemies. Set in 1898 and impressed by the haunting Welsh story of Elisabeth Williams, it is a story of a household empire pushed by torture, slavery, piracy, and a supernatural thriller that suffocates the grounds of the lodge.”
In addition to Maid of Sker, Costume Quest can be now free. Costume Quest is a Halloween-themed game from Double Fine Productions, however in contrast to Maid of Sker, it is not designed to be scary. Further, it is value noting that is the Xbox 360 model of the game, but it surely’s playable on Xbox One by way of backward compatibility.
While Costume Quest is simply free till October 31, Maid of Sker will really be free till November 15. Once downloaded, each of the games are yours to maintain without end, so long as you keep an lively subscription to Xbox Live Gold. If your subscription lapses, you’ll entry to each games till you subscribe again up.
