Quick answer: Knightica is free to keep on the Epic Games Store from Thursday, November 12 at 10 AM CT (11 AM ET, 8 AM PT) until Thursday, November 19 at 10 AM CT. It normally costs $14.99. Next week, from November 19 to November 26, Epic’s store lists Alien: Isolation (normally $39.99) and Mark of the Deep (normally $19.99) as the free games. Prices and dates are from Epic’s store listings, current as of November 12, 2026.
Epic’s weekly giveaway flipped over this morning, and the bigger news is what comes after it. Knightica, a roguelike autobattler, is this week’s free PC game, and Epic’s free games lineup already shows two games for next Thursday, including Creative Assembly’s survival horror classic Alien: Isolation.
This week: Knightica, free until November 19
Knightica is from developer Mad Mango Games and publisher Goblinz Publishing, and it launched on PC in August 2025. It sells for $14.99 on Steam. You pick a commander, recruit troops between fights, place them on a grid and let the battle play out on its own, building synergies with enchants as you push through runs to free the Kingdoms.
The timing is good for new players. Knightica’s first paid expansion, Faraway Tales, is dated for November 12 on its Steam page, the same day the giveaway starts.
Next week: Alien: Isolation and Mark of the Deep
From Thursday, November 19 at 10 AM CT until November 26 at 10 AM CT, Epic lists two free games:
- Alien: Isolation (normally $39.99): Creative Assembly’s 2014 first person survival horror game, published by SEGA. You play as Amanda Ripley aboard the Sevastopol station, hiding from a single Xenomorph that hunts you for the whole game. It holds an 81 on Metacritic for PC.
- Mark of the Deep (normally $19.99): a pirate Metroidvania with Souls-like combat from Mad Mimic and Light Up Games, released in January 2025. It also has an 81 on Metacritic for PC.
Alien: Isolation has been an Epic freebie before, in December 2020. If you claimed it then, it is already in your library. If you missed it, next week’s window is the one to mark. Neither game is free yet, so you cannot claim them until November 19.
How to claim Epic’s free games
- Sign in on the Epic Games Store website or in the Epic Games Launcher.
- Open the free game’s page and click Get, then Place Order. The total should read $0.00.
- Claim before the deadline. The game stays in your library for good, so you do not need to download it right away.
Why it matters
Two premium games worth almost $60 combined land next week, the week before Thanksgiving, and Alien: Isolation is one of the best licensed horror games ever made. That makes next Thursday one of the strongest Epic giveaway weeks of the fall. Claim Knightica now so you do not lose it when the swap happens on November 19.
Game Beacon checked every price against the Epic Games Store and Steam store pages on November 12, 2026. Prices can change, and Epic’s weekly lineup can be adjusted before a giveaway starts.
