{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e6309e064b16c2ae21d73772","clusterId":"c_52b297d80029955830918ceb","slug":"epic-games-store-gives-away-agent-a-and-bad-cheese-until-october-23","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Epic Games Store Gives Away Agent A and Bad Cheese Until October 23","summary":"Epic Games is offering Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise and Bad Cheese free on the Epic Games Store until 12:00 a.m. on October 23, 2026. Agent A is a 1960s-themed puzzle adventure about infiltrating the hideout of the enemy spy Ruby La Rouge. Bad Cheese is a psychological horror inspired by 1920s animation, following a mouse through weekend chores under a troubled father.","whyItMatters":"The giveaway puts a 1960s spy puzzle adventure and a monochrome-styled horror in front of the store's audience at no cost, with the next pair of free titles already set for October 23.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBoth games are free to claim on the Epic Games Store until 12:00 a.m. on October 23, 2026. Agent A casts the player as Agent A, tracking the enemy spy Ruby La Rouge and infiltrating her hideout. The game sits in a 1960s-themed setting, and progress comes from studying suspicious objects and unnatural spots to find hidden devices and gadgets, then using the items collected to solve puzzles.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBad Cheese draws on the eerie charm of 1920s animation. The player is a small mouse spending a weekend with his troubled father while his mother is away, doing chores such as scrubbing the floor and delivering medicine while exploring the house. The monochrome, comical style gives way to a grim reality seen from a child\u0026#39;s view of an abnormal family. The next free distribution begins at 12:00 a.m. on October 23, 2026, with Home - A Unique Horror Adventure and Sker Ritual.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgent A: A Puzzle in Disguise\u003c/strong\u003e: 1960s-themed puzzle adventure; infiltrate the hideout of enemy spy Ruby La Rouge\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBad Cheese\u003c/strong\u003e: psychological horror inspired by the eerie charm of 1920s animation\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Agent A's 1960s spy setting and Bad Cheese's 1920s horror share a release window on Epic, which puts two period-styled indies in front of the same free-download audience rather than competing on price.","twitterPost":"Agent A and Bad Cheese both lean on period aesthetics, so Epic's giveaway pairs two indies whose appeal rests on era, not genre.","threadsPost":"Agent A draws on 1960s spy fiction and Bad Cheese on 1920s animation, which means Epic's free window puts two period-styled indies side by side. The giveaway tests whether an era hook can pull downloads the way a known franchise does.","newsletterBlurb":"Epic Games is offering Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise and Bad Cheese free on the Epic Games Store until 12:00 a.m. on October 23, 2026. Agent A is a 1960s-themed puzzle adventure built around infiltrating the hideout of enemy spy Ruby La Rouge, and Bad Cheese is a psychological horror styled after 1920s animation. The next free distribution starts October 23 with Home - A Unique Horror Adventure and Sker Ritual.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/881/G088110/20261016008/\",\"title\":\"Puzzle Adventure \\\"Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise,\\\" in Which You Play as Agent A Tracking an Enemy Spy and Infiltrate Her Hideout, and \\\"Bad Cheese,\\\" a Psychological Horror Inspired by the Eerie Charm of 1920s Animation, Are Now Free on the Epic Games Store\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4266,"outputTokens":811,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792126328,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T04:46:30.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T04:51:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T04:51:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_52b297d80029955830918ceb","canonicalTitle":"敵スパイの行方を追うエージェントAとなってそのアジトに潜入するパズルADV「Agent A - 偽装のパズル」と，1920年代アニメの不気味な魅力に着想を得たサイコホラー「Bad Cheese」がEpic Games Storeで無料配布中","representativeArticleId":"a_4f74e9fc70bcf0ccc83f8477","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Agent A - 偽装のパズル\",\"Bad Cheese\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T03:25:18.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T03:25:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T04:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/881/G088110/20261016008/","title":"敵スパイの行方を追うエージェントAとなってそのアジトに潜入するパズルADV「Agent A - 偽装のパズル」と，1920年代アニメの不気味な魅力に着想を得たサイコホラー「Bad Cheese」がEpic Games Storeで無料配布中"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Agent A - 偽装のパズル","Bad Cheese"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}