The Forest Quartet is free on EGS this week
Help ease your bandmates’ sorrow
Your voice holds the answer to it all
Continuing our weekly tradition of highlighting something worth downloading for free, Epic’s mobile giveaway carousel continues. After Iwan spotlighted Bouncemasters last week, this week it takes a quieter, gentler turn—something more tender and deeply moving. The Forest Quartet is now free on the Epic Games Store mobile app.
From January 22nd to January 29th, you can claim The Forest Quartet at no cost on Android worldwide, and on iOS if you’re in the EU. No strings attached, no timers once downloaded. Just a brief, self-contained journey you can keep forever.
This isn’t a conventional puzzle adventure. You play as Nina, the former lead singer of a band, wandering through the inner worlds of her former bandmates. Each chapter centers on one person and an environment slowly crumbling under grief. One forest is overtaken by fungal decay, another swallowed by shadow and strange beings, while the last teeters on the brink of volcanic eruption.
Your actions are simple: sing to revive life, glide as a glowing spirit, transform into butterflies to slip through narrow passages, and solve gentle environmental puzzles that feel more like quiet moments than challenges. There’s no text, no tutorials, no pressure. It guides you through motion and melody, letting the music and surroundings speak for themselves.
Music is the soul of it all. The soundtrack evolves as you explore, weaving ambient sounds with jazz-inspired compositions performed by the Danish Radio Big Band. It feels intimate because it is—every story beat, voice performance, and note comes from developer Mads Vadsholt’s own family.
It’s brief—playable in a single evening—and intentionally subdued. If you’ve been longing for something thoughtful rather than frantic, this week’s free offering is an easy choice.
And if you’re drawn to quiet, narrative-driven experiences, our list of the top adventure games on iOS has more journeys worth embarking on.
