Cities: Skylines is next week's free Epic Store game Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Cities: Skylines is next week's free Epic Store game Black Widow and Centipede remakes free now. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 3 Mar 2022 6 comments Colossal Order's acclaimed city builder Cities: Skylines will be free on the Epic Games Store starting next Thursday, 10th March. Cities: Skylines is hardly a spring chicken at this point, of course, having originally laid its urban foundations on PC back in 2015, but it still delivers an enormously enjoyable spin on the classic city-building formula, alongside ample tools catering to a range of different players - from aesthetics-obsessed urban planners to those more interested in logistical optimisation. And if you happen to enjoy the base game, there is plenty more where that came from. Since its arrival in 2015, Cities: Skylines has continued to expand across various free updates and (in the time-honoured fashion of publisher Paradox Interactive) has received a positively quivering heap of DLC, from music and cosmetic packs to full-size gameplay expansions - January's Airports expansion being the most recent, bringing the total tally up to ten. Watch on YouTube Cities: Skylines - Release Trailer. Those that grab Cities: Skylines when it goes free on the Epic Store between Thursday, 10th March and 17th March (the first time it's done so since Christmas 2020) won't get any of its DLC, but there's still plenty of enjoyment to be wrought from the game in its base state. And if you're in the market for more freebies, Black Widow: Recharged and Centipede: Recharged (both spruce-ups of the old Atari arcade games) can be added to your Epic Games Store library at a cost of no additional pee until next Thursday, 10th March. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 7 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store