Lovers of Silent Hill 2 and survival horror can't afford to miss this week's free game from the Epic Games Store

The bright neon tinges of Sorry We're Closed belie its true nature. Indie developer À La Mode's survival horror game follows Michelle, a young woman living in London, England who finds herself caught between the real world and the demonic plane. Wracked by heartbreak and plagued with the guilt of failed relationships, she finds herself in a strange encounter that opens her Third Eye, letting her see across the realms and forcing her to deal with clashing personalities on both sides. It's free this week via the Epic Games Store, and you should play it.

While some of its action employs frantic first-person combat, much of Sorry We're Closed is depicted through fixed third-person camera angles, capturing that classic survival horror atmosphere. Boasting decaying environments, monsters born of psychosexual curiosities, and a central narrative focusing on the transformative effects of love, its strongest comparison point is Konami's Silent Hill 2.

Indeed, Nat's already examined, in far more depth and detail, how Sorry We're Closed "dares to continue the conversation that Silent Hill 2 began two decades ago." The deeper Michelle dives into the underworld, the more the promises of the sinister Operator to restore her bond with a lost love start to crack at the seams. This isn't only her tale, however; you'll also have to contend with other relationships, including those crossing the bounds between angels and demons, and determine if and when the struggle is worth it.

Sorry We're Closed is a striking, bold, and effective indie game that demands your attention, and right now you can get it without spending a single penny. It's this week's Epic Games Store freebie, which means you've got the next seven days to add it to your account and secure your copy forever. À La Mode has laid out a story that will reflect your own internal conflicts and feelings back at you, so grab Michelle's Hellhound pistol and make your own decisions about where the boundaries lie.

Sorry We're Closed is free to keep via the Epic Games Store. You can claim it between Thursday, October 29 at 8am PT / 11am ET / 3pm GMT / 4pm CET and Thursday, November 5 at 8am PT / 11am ET / 3pm GMT / 4pm CET.Get it here while the offer lasts.

If you need any more convincing, I'll leave Nat with the final words. "The truth is that there are no objectively moral choices in Sorry We're Closed. Each one is cloaked in an ambiguity that circles back to the irrationality of love itself. It asks the player to consider their own philosophy and definition of love, then challenges them to differentiate it from codependency, obsession, even hate - or if it can even be separated at all."