A trio of fresh free games are now available on the Epic Games Store. This week's offerings are quite a bit more: the sports management sim "Football Manager 2020," the third-person shooter hacker (or hack-shooter?) "Watch Dogs 2," and "Stick It to the Man," about a man with a giant pink spaghetti arm growing out of his head. Man" about a man with a giant pink spaghetti arm growing out of his head.

"Football Manager 2020" appears to be a very niche game, but its content is excellent and "another superb title that feels like it was made for the most dedicated players in the series," we said in our 87/100 review, and many people really They seem to like it: nearly a year after its release, it currently has nearly 68,000 people playing it on Steam, according to the Steam Chart. (There is no chart equivalent for the Epic Games Store, so we have to rely on Steam for this kind of thing.) This alone is a good pickup.

"Watch Dogs 2" didn't make a strong impression when it launched in 2016, but Marcus Holloway replacing Aiden Pierce is a big plus. We're a little tired of the bemused, edgy video game protagonist that Aiden Pearce so perfectly embodied. This time around Marcus and the supporting cast of hacker collective DedSec are likable and interesting characters, and it's nice to see a black protagonist in a big budget game," he said at the time. Well, okay.

Stick It to the Man, well, I'll let the game description do the talking: "Hard hat tester Ray has a freak accident and wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm sticking out of his brain! With his awesome new powers, he can read minds and change the world with stickers. So long

"FM2020," "Watch Dogs 2," and "Stick It to the Man" are all free through September 24. Next week's free offer, unless otherwise noted, is Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 Complete Edition. Keep an eye on our list for more free items.