The Epic Games Store launched its Halloween sale for the weekend of October 23, 2026, cutting prices on Alan Wake 2 and Resident Evil Requiem and offering a first-time discount on Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. Out of Games said the sale ran Oct. 19 through Nov. 2, 2026, and covered top horror titles and AAA games..
Epic’s own list put Alan Wake 2 at $14.99, 70% off, Dead Island 2 at $4.99, 90% off, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League at $3.49, 95% off. RoboCop: Rogue City was $3.99, 90% off, and Resident Evil Requiem was $48.99, 30% off..
Epic also gave away Home: A Unique Horror Adventure and Sker Ritual at no cost until Oct. 29. Amazon Luna free claims ran alongside, with High on Life available before Oct. 28, Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong before Nov. 18, and Ad Infinitum before Nov. 25. Buyers of select Epic games received Fortnite items, including the Grace Ashcroft Outfit with Resident Evil Requiem..
Steam ran spooky deals on Vampire Survivors at $3.74, 25% off, The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series at $4.99, 90% off, its lowest seen price, and Dispatch at $23.99, 20% off, for the game’s one-year anniversary. Green Man Gaming’s Halloween Sale offered NBA 2K27 at $44.09, 37% off, Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition at $3.00, 85% off, and coupon code OCT15 for 15% off any PC game. GOG.com listed Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition at $4.99, 75% off, and Brutal Legend at $2.25, 85% off..
Fanatical discounted Total War: Warhammer 3 to $7.79, 87% off. Gamebillet offered Red Dead Redemption 2 at $15.00, 75% off, and the only Star Wars: Galactic Racer discount. GamesPlanet led with Ubisoft deals including Assassin’s Creed Shadows at $25.47, 64% off. The Humble Store sold Resident Evil 4 Gold Edition at $14.99, 70% off, DOOM: The Dark Ages at $25.00, 50% off, and Dying Light: The Beast at $29.99, 50% off..
Battle.net listed World of Warcraft: Midnight at $24.99, 50% off, with extra savings for Xbox Game Pass users, and Ubisoft priced Riders Republic at $4.00, 90% off..
Out of Games said eight games it had reviewed were on sale, the most reviewed games discounted at once during an Epic sale. It also pointed to a buyer’s guide and listed Corsair Cove among the Epic Halloween Highlights..
Shacknews warned that the new Epic Games Store launcher is vibe coded, Epic’s term for building with generative AI, and told readers to use it at their own risk. IGN reported that Epic built the refreshed launcher with generative AI and that Martin Keely, vice president and general manager of the Epic Games Store, said AI let a small team rewrite the code base and launch faster across Windows, Mac, and a planned Linux version. IGN also reported that Bloomberg said Epic encouraged developers to use Anthropic’s Claude, and that Tim Sweeney said on X/Twitter that Epic is moving developers around to retool for AI acceleration..
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