Free on Epic: TerraScape Is Yours to Keep Until Oct 15

The Scroll in Brief

• What: a relaxed city-puzzler. You place buildings for score and unlock new decks as your kingdom grows.
• Deal: free to keep on Epic (Epic lists $16.99). It’s $7.49 on Steam today at 50% off $14.99, so the Epic claim is the cheapest way to own it.
• Deadline: Thursday, October 15 at 11:00 AM ET.
• Reviews at time of posting: Very Positive on Steam (89% of 2,252).
• Gary’s call: claim it. Best for cozy-game and puzzle fans, and for co-op with up to three friends.

Meet TerraScape

TerraScape Releasetrailer EN (Bitfall Studios). Playing muted; tap the video for sound.

Free · Epic lists it at $16.99. Free to keep on the Epic Games Store until Thursday, October 15 at 11:00 AM ET.

TerraScape launched on PC on July 17, 2024. Per its Steam page, you place your Keep, pick a deck of buildings and place them so each one benefits from nearby buildings, resources and the right biome, while avoiding negative influences. Earn points, unlock more buildings and draws, and watch a humble hamlet grow into a majestic metropolis. There’s no time pressure.

Best for: cozy-game fans who like optimizing a layout.

How It Plays: Place, Combo, Grow

The loop is simple to learn and hard to perfect. Steam lists weekly challenges, randomly generated maps and several single- and multiplayer modes, plus a level editor and Steam Workshop support. Co-op and versus modes handle up to four players, and a recent update added crossplay between Epic, Steam and GOG with shared leaderboards.

Reviews and Price History

• Steam reviews at time of posting: Very Positive, 89% of 2,252 reviews.
• Critics at time of posting: no Metacritic or OpenCritic score listed on Steam, so user reviews are the guide.
• Price history: free is the lowest price any game can have, so today’s Epic claim matches the all-time low. For comparison, Steam sells it for $7.49 right now (50% off $14.99), and Epic lists the regular price at $16.99.

Who It’s For

• You’ll like it if: you enjoy Dorfromantik-style tile puzzlers, cozy builders, or chasing a high score with friends.
• Maybe skip it if: you want fast action or a story. It’s a calm optimization puzzle.
• PC needs: Windows 10 x64, a GTX 1060 class card, 4 GB RAM and 2 GB of space (Steam’s minimum specs).

How to Claim It Before Oct 15

1. Open the TerraScape page on the Epic Games Store and sign in (a free Epic account works).
2. Click Get, then Place Order. The total should read $0.00.
3. Do it before Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET (8:00 AM PT, 15:00 UTC). After that it goes back to full price, but anything you claimed stays yours.

Gary’s Take

Claim it. A Very Positive puzzler that still sells for $7.49 on a Steam sale, going for zero, is the kind of loot I don’t leave on the table. It’s relaxed, it supports co-op, and it costs nothing to own. The only way to lose is to miss the October 15 deadline.

Keep digging: Mechabellum, an earlier free Epic claim and more free games.

Sources

• Epic Games Store: TerraScape (free promotion Oct 8 to Oct 15, 2026, per Epic’s free games feed)
• Steam: TerraScape (price, description, specs and user reviews, October 8, 2026)
• AllKeyShop: TerraScape free on Epic, crossplay news
• TerraScape on YouTube: Release Trailer (Bitfall Studios)