Epic announces the next Epic Games Store free game is Toejam & Earl

Epic pulled the curtain back on the next Epic Games Store free game. For the week of Oct. 13, 2022, through Oct. 19, 2022, you can grab Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove for the low price of nothing at all on Epic’s PC platform. As always with Epic’s offerings, when you redeem the free game, it remains in your account after the free period ends, and you can play it or re-install it whenever.

Back in the Groove released in 2019 as a half-step between a remake of 1991’s original Toejam & Earl on the Sega Genesis and a new game in the series, following a string of failed sequels to the first classic platformer. Critics praised the Kickstarter-funded project for staying true to its origins while adding a handful of meaningful changes and making the couch co-op experience enjoyable again.

“ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! is a mash-up of the very best features of the classic console games with a ton of fresh improvements,” the game’s Epic Games Store description reads. “Grab some homies and get ready for a blast of funky nostalgia as you help ToeJam and Earl return once again to Funkotron.”

Back in the Groove replaces Rising Hell and Slain: Back from Hell on Oct. 13, 2022, but you still have a few days to grab both of those titles before they go back to their normal prices.

Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF