Dreamy Zelda-like Anodyne is free to keep this weekend

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its first release, Analgesic Productions is giving away Anodyne, a surreal homage to the old school 2D Legend of Zelda games, for free. This weekend, you can claim a copy of Anodyne on itch.io (opens in new tab) for a grand total of zero dollars and zero cents.

Back in 2013, our reviewer Tom Sykes gave Anodyne a score of 84, saying that, “Anodyne can be as funny and charming as Link’s Awakening on occasion, but the overall tone is one of unease, with a subtle malevolence—the ‘something seems a bit off here’ factor—reminiscent of the indie horror Lone Survivor. Meaning is elusive, but themes and motifs soon begin to take form, in a game that feels increasingly personal the more you burrow into it.”