FREE GAME: Beholder

Thursday. Free games on Thursday. Free games on Epic on Thursday. What
can I say about the free games on Epic on Thursday that I haven't said
already? Nothing, that's what. Let's just go see what the free game
is.

* Beholder
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/beholder-8c3b4c
    The most notable thing about "Beholder" is that somehow
    it hasn't been offered as a freebie on Epic yet, since it's
    been free pretty much everywhere else as some point. The
    game itself is more of a statement on Orwellian tyrannies
    than something that's fun by itself; it reminds me a lot
    of "Papers Please" in that it often feels more like
    unpleasant work than fun entertainment. And joking about
    how terrible it would be to live under oppressive
    governments seems a lot less whimsical than it used to be.
    It's a worthy bit of art, just not a very good game.


But it's free, and it makes The Number go up. So take it or don't;
you've got two weeks to decide, anyway.

More games next week.