Farming Simulator 19 will feature, at launch, three distinct open worlds in which to develop and expand your farm, in solo or with friends: two entirely new environments will soon be revealed, as well as an all-improved version of the South American environment, which has been overhauled to take advantage of the new engine's capabilities.

Farming Simulator 19 takes the biggest step forward yet for the franchise, and will bring great improvements to nearly every aspect of the game, not just greatly enhanced graphics. Its content will be richer than ever. With the addition of new big brands, Farming Simulator 19's garage will feature the franchise's most extensive vehicle roster ever. The game will also introduce new farming activities, new animals including horses, brand new mechanics, as well as new crops - all of which will be revealed in great detail over the coming months and future events.

Once Farming Simulator 19, the current free game on the Epic Games Store, have run its course, it will be up to Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne: The Official Board Game and Pandemic: The Board Game, which will all be gratis starting on February 6 until Feb 13, 2020.

“We leverage our board game DNA, combined with our specific digital expertise to immerse players into amazing stories. Combining the two most thriving categories of entertainment, board and video games, our titles are intellectually rewarding, driven by player choices and set in awe-inspiring universes. Because we love to play, craft and publish these kinds of games, we aim to get more and more people onboard with our passion. That’s why we’re so excited by our partnership with the Epic Games Store as it enables us to introduce new audiences to the genres we love. For the launch we have selected major iconic digital board game adaptations, offering a premium experience for free. They are appealing for a broad audience thus acting as the ideal gateways towards more complex mechanics,” said Pierre Ortolan, CEO of Asmodee Digital.

Based on the renowned board game, Ticket to Ride is a casual card based game, featuring simple rules but fast play, that lets you race your opponents from city to city as you plan routes across the country to become the most traveled player.

Carcassonne: The Official Board Game is a modern classic tile-placement game based on the award-winning board game in which the players draw and place a tile with a piece of southern French landscape on it.

The tile might feature a city, a road, a cloister, grassland or some combination thereof, and it must be placed adjacent to tiles that have already been played, in such a way that cities are connected to cities, roads to roads, etc.

The player can then decide to place one of his followers, called Meeples, on one of the areas on it: on the city as a knight, on the road as a robber, on a cloister as a monk, or on the grass as a farmer. When that area is complete, that meeple scores points for its owner.

Each new game is a new experience thanks to the ever-changing landscape.

Pandemic: The Board Game is the digital adaptation of the million-selling board game designed by Matt Leacock.

The board game’s popular success was confirmed by critics, as Pandemic received the 2009 Golden Geek “Best Family Board Game” award. The digital experience, developed by Z-Man Games, stays true to the core identity of the original board game as a mainstream cooperative turn-based strategy game that can be enjoyed by a wide audience, even during short game sessions, while rewarding the best decision-makers. Humanity is on the brink of extinction. As members of an elite disease control team, you’re the only thing standing in the way of the four deadly diseases spreading across the world. You must travel the globe protecting cities, containing infections from spreading, and discovering the cure for each disease. The fate of humanity is in your hands! In solo or couch co-op mode, you will assemble a team of specialists to save humankind. Each member of the team has their own set of skills that you must use efficiently. Each role opens new possibilities and syncs with the other roles to offer new strategies.

After February 20, these three games will be available for sale on the Epic Games Store, for the same price as on Steam (9,99 € / $9.99 for each title). They will remain available on Steam during the free game program’s duration and afterwards.

Key Features:

• The biggest step forward for the Farming Simulator franchise, offering the most striking and immersive graphics ever
• Use and drive hundreds of faithfully reproduced farming vehicles and tools, including for the first time the largest agriculture machinery company in the world: John Deere
• Use and drive hundreds of faithfully reproduced farming vehicles and tools, including for the first time the largest agriculture machinery company in the world: John Deere
• Ride your own horses and explore the vast areas offered in huge open worlds loaded with farming activities
• Develop your farm online with up to 16 players and enrich your Farming experience with community-created mods on consoles and PC

Farming Simulator 19 is available on PS4, Xbox One and PC.