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If you’re a gamer, or you just visit The Cheapskate occasionally, you probably know that Epic Games gives away a free game every Thursday. Each week is a new surprise treat, with past weeks featuring such gems as GTA 5, Borderlands 2, Hitman and Watch Dogs 2. This week, Epic is going retro with Halcyon 6 Lightspeed Edition, ordinarily a $15 value. 

Halcyon 6 is a retro space strategy RPG that includes base-building mechanics, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling. The story takes place on the edge of Terran space, in Halcyon 6, a derelict starbase left behind by a mysterious…