Epic Games Store is back with its regular weekly giveaway, but this time there’s an extra surprise worth checking out. Alongside the usual free titles, a new bonus free game has quietly gone live: The Assault: Survivor. When you combine everything currently being handed out, the total value of the freebies available is said to be over $110.
What makes The Assault: Survivor interesting isn’t just that it’s free—it’s why it’s free. Epic recently updated its approach, allowing developers to offer free games outside the standard weekly giveaway program. Black Apple, the developer behind The Assault: Survivor, is taking advantage of that new policy, putting the game up as a limited-time free download.
This offer won’t last long. The Assault: Survivor is only free for a short window, and it’s scheduled to return to its normal price of $3.99 on March 14, 2026. If you like grabbing limited-time PC game deals (especially ones that cost nothing), this is the kind of drop that’s easy to miss if you don’t look at the store regularly.
As for the game itself, The Assault: Survivor is positioned as a fast-paced action experience set in a harsh post-apocalyptic world. You play as survivors pushed into a hostile environment where every run is about making it through the chaos. The core objective keeps things simple and focused: stay alive, scavenge what you can, and fight off mutants that stand between you and survival.
There’s also a progression layer designed to keep you coming back. As you play, you unlock abilities and build up your character’s power, making future attempts a bit more manageable. One of the more distinctive features is its card-based ability system, which lets you experiment with different skill combinations to find setups that better fit your playstyle or improve your combat options.
Enemy variety is another part of the loop. The game throws different types of enemies at you, each with their own unique traits, helping each wave feel less repetitive and more reactive. And if you prefer not to go it alone, there’s online multiplayer with co-op PvE. You can team up with friends or jump into matchmaking, turning the survival grind into a shared run—something that helps this smaller indie project stand out more than you might expect.
That said, it’s still a smaller-scale release, and the gameplay may not feel as polished or as smooth as bigger top-down action games. But as a free add-to-library pickup, it’s an easy one to claim—especially if you enjoy post-apocalyptic survival action, co-op PvE, and experimenting with ability builds.
If you want it without paying, the key detail is timing: once March 14, 2026 arrives, The Assault: Survivor is expected to go back to its regular $3.99 price.
