Survival management RPG Dead in Bermuda is now free on Origin

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Dead in Bermuda is a "survival management game with RPG and adventure elements" in which a plane crash leaves eight people stranded on a desert island, and it falls to you to keep them alive. You'll have to deal with all the usual problems, like hunger, sickness, injury, depression, and interpersonal relationships, while researching and crafting upgrades to your camp, exploring the island around you, and unraveling the secrets of an ancient Atlantean prophecy—a point on the feature list that really comes out of nowhere.

I'll admit that I wasn't familiar with the game prior to today, but it's been out for a couple of years and has "mostly positive" user reviews on Steam. More relevantly, it's free—totally free—on Origin right now as an "On the House" game. That means you can hit the Origin page, click the "Add to Game Library" button, and it will be added permanently to your game library. Free game!

If the low price of "free" doesn't quite convince you, you can learn more about the game at deadinbermuda.com. If, on the other hand, you like what you see, developer CCCP has a new "bad news in a nice place" game, Dead in Vinland, coming on April 12.

Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.