Daemon X Machina is free to keep on the Epic Games Store

With Yooka-Laylee’s sidescroller free next week

I watched Daemon X Machina trailers around both its launches, and god it’s pretty. Those colours! Tango Orange deserts and turquoise skies - and then, why not,Tango Orange skies and turquoise deserts.

DxM offers mech combat of the anime-not-MechWarriorvariety. Think zippy, flying ninjas, more like a character action game, than slow and stomping battle houses. You can customise the mechs and their anime pilots, and there’s co-op and competitive multiplayer alongside the singleplayer story. We didn’t review it at launch, but it got middling-to-good ratings from lesser (but more comprehensive) gaming websites.

If you absolutely positively insist on spending money today,Daemon X Machina is also 50% off on Steam, making it £25/$30/€30.