Trine Classic Collection Is Free On Epic Games Today With Full Steam Crossplay Support

Free on Epic Games returns with a four-title drop as the Trine Classic Collection becomes available at no cost for a limited time. The offer is part of Epic Games Store’s holiday promotion, which has delivered a new free title each day since December 18. This release stands out by bundling four games at once and pairing the giveaway with backend updates that improve cross-platform play between Epic and Steam users.

The Trine Classic Collection includes Trine Enchanted Edition, Trine 2: Complete Story, Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power, and Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. All four titles are now updated to support cleaner crossplay functionality. Steam players launching any of these games will see an option to link their Steam and Epic accounts. Once linked, players can send cross-platform invites, sync achievements, and play co-op sessions without the previous workarounds that often disrupted matchmaking.

Cross-platform support matters because Trine is built around three-player cooperative play. Each session centers on three characters working together through physics-based puzzles and light combat. The knight provides brute force and defense, the thief uses agility tools like grappling hooks and a bow, and the wizard manipulates the environment by conjuring objects. In solo play, players switch between characters. In multiplayer, all three act simultaneously, which introduces coordination challenges and frequent chaos.

The Trine series follows a side-scrolling puzzle platformer structure inspired by older cooperative games such as The Lost Vikings. Levels focus on environmental puzzles rather than precision platforming, and solutions rarely demand complex logic chains. The design emphasizes accessibility, steady pacing, and cooperative problem-solving over difficulty spikes.

The game first gained traction on Steam in the late 2000s and early 2010s. While none of the entries reshaped the genre, the series maintained consistent production values and a stable release cadence. Trine 3 marked a brief and uneven experiment with full 3D movement, but the fourth entry returned to the traditional 2.5D format. The collection excludes Trine 5, released later, but still offers roughly twenty or more hours of content across the included titles.

This free release is time-limited. Trine Classic Collection can be claimed for free on Epic Games Store until December 31. Once added to an account, the games remain permanently available. The update applies regardless of where the games are owned, meaning Steam players benefit from the same crossplay improvements even without claiming the Epic version.

For players who missed the series or want an easy cooperative game that supports mixed storefront groups, this free Epic Games offer removes the usual barriers to entry and resolves longstanding compatibility friction between platforms.