{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1e6c9eeed69f96e211dda7b7","clusterId":"c_af2b609f3f892b60c8dce29a","slug":"cardpocalypse-goes-free-on-epic-games-store-until-august-28","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Cardpocalypse Goes Free on Epic Games Store Until August 28","summary":"Epic Games is giving away Cardpocalypse on the Epic Games Store until 0:00 on August 28, 2026. The RPG is set in a 1990s elementary school, where 10-year-old Jess gets the card game Mega Mutant Power Pets banned after a mistake on her first day. Mutants from the game appear in the real world, and Jess and her friends fight them through card battles. Players build decks, trade and collect cards, and strengthen them with stickers.","whyItMatters":"The weekly giveaway puts a deck-building RPG with a 1990s school setting in front of a wide PC audience for free, alongside a bonus bundle for Albion Online, before Breathedge and Rival Stars Horse Racing rotate in on August 28.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAlongside Cardpocalypse, Epic is giving away the Epic Mage Bundle for the MMORPG Albion Online. The bundle requires owning the main game and includes wizard-style costumes, weapon skins, mount skins, and community tokens.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe next free rotation begins at 0:00 on August 28, 2026, with Breathedge and Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition taking over the weekly slot.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cardpocalypse, the deck-building RPG set in a 1990s elementary school, is free on the Epic Games Store until August 28. The Albion Online Epic Mage Bundle is also free. Next week: Breathedge and Rival Stars Horse Racing.","twitterPost":"Cardpocalypse, the deck-building RPG set in a 1990s elementary school, is free on the Epic Games Store until August 28. The Albion Online Epic Mage Bundle is also free. Next week: Breathedge and Rival Stars Horse Racing.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Cardpocalypse, the deck-building RPG set in a 1990s elementary school, is free on the Epic Games Store until August 28. The Albion Online Epic Mage Bundle is also free this week. Breathedge and Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition take over the slot on August 28.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/035/G103512/20260821014/\",\"title\":\"Mutants from the Card Game Appear in the Real World?! RPG 'Cardpocalypse' Where You Build Decks and Save the World via Card Battles Now Free on Epic Games Store\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4222,"outputTokens":1658,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787289157,"createdAt":"2026-08-21T05:03:19.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T05:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T05:03:19.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_af2b609f3f892b60c8dce29a","canonicalTitle":"カードゲームに登場したミュータントが現実世界に出現?! デッキを構築し，カードバトルで世界を救うRPG「Cardpocalypse」，Epic Games Storeで無料配布中","representativeArticleId":"a_ec6276149c85fed53b045631","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Cardpocalypse\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-21T04:02:07.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-21T04:02:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T05:06:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/035/G103512/20260821014/","title":"カードゲームに登場したミュータントが現実世界に出現?! デッキを構築し，カードバトルで世界を救うRPG「Cardpocalypse」，Epic Games Storeで無料配布中"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Cardpocalypse"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}