A Revolutionary Approach to Gaming
Since its inception in 2018, the Epic Games Store has been rewriting the narrative of digital gaming distribution. With a radical model of offering free titles weekly, the platform has not only expanded its user base but also maintained a continuous buzz in the gaming community. This isn’t just a generous offering; it’s a strategic move that has positioned the Epic Games Store as a serious contender in the gaming market, engaging a wider audience with a diverse catalog of games.
Unwrapping Weekly Surprises
Every Thursday, the Epic Games Store unveils a new game to claim for free, creating a weekly ritual for gamers. This strategy ensures a regular influx of visitors and potential customers. The allure isn’t just in the cost-free aspect but in the quality and variety of the games offered. From blockbuster hits like NBA 2k21 and Grand Theft Auto 5 to indie darlings, the store ensures there’s something for everyone. The hype surrounding these releases, especially the enigmatic “Mystery Games” during Mega Sales, keeps the community on its toes and talking.
The Latest Gifts from Epic Games
The Current Treasure: Cursed To Golf (Dec 27–28)
As we near the end of 2023, the Epic Games Store continues to delight its users with its mystery game offerings. The current gem, Cursed To Golf, is an innovative mix of roguelike mechanics and golf, set in a whimsical underworld. Players are tasked with completing 18 holes with limited shots, navigating through cleverly designed levels. The game’s fresh perspective and challenging gameplay have quickly made it a standout title in the store’s repertoire.
Next in Line: A Mystery Awaits (Dec 28)
The anticipation builds as the Epic Games Store prepares to unveil yet another game for free on December 28. The mystery shrouding these releases is a significant part of their charm. While it’s uncertain what the game will be, if the past is any indication, it’s likely to be a notable addition to any gamer’s library.
Reflecting on the Yearly Bounty
The Epic Games Store’s strategy of offering free games has been a game-changer in how digital storefronts operate. By looking at the past titles, from indie to mainstream, given away in 2023 and 2022, it’s evident that the store is committed to providing value and variety. This approach not only benefits gamers worldwide but also enhances visibility for developers, creating a win-win situation in the gaming ecosystem.
Games That Were Previously Free On The Epic Games Store In 2023 & 2022
| Game | Epic Store Free Period | Metacritic PC Score |
|---|---|---|
| Human Resource Machine | December 26 – 27 | 78 |
| The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition | December 25 – 26 | 78 |
| Ghostwire: Tokyo | December 24 – 25 | 82 |
| Fallout 3: Game Of The Year Edition | December 23 – 24 | 93 |
| Art of Rally | December 22 – 23 | 79 |
| Melvor Idle | December 21 – 22 | N/A |
| DNF Duel | December 20 – 21 | 80 |
| Destiny 2: Legacy Collection | December 13 – 20 | 83 (Destiny 2) |
| GigaBash | December 7 – 13 | 73 (PS5) |
| Predecessor | December 7 – 13 | N/A |
| Might FIght Federation | December 1 – 7 | 69 (PS5) |
| Jitsu Squad | December 1 – 7 | 70 (Switch) |
| Deliver Us Mars | November 23 – December 1 | 69 |
| Earthlock | November 16 – 23 | N/A |
| Surviving The Aftermath | November 16 – 23 | 67 |
| Golden Light | November 9 – 16 | N/A |
| Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion | October 26 – November 2 | 72 |
| Tandem: A Tale Of Shadows | October 26 – November 2 | 73 |
| The Evil Within 2 | October 26 – November 2 | 80 |
| Eternal Threads | October 19 – 26 | 73 |
| The Evil Within | October 19 – 26 | 68 |
| Q.U.B.E. Ultimate Bundle | October 12 – 19 | 69 |
| Blazing Sails | October 12 – 19 | N/A |
| Godlike Burger | October 5 – October 12 | N/A |
| Soulstice | September 28 – October 5 | 68 |
| Model Builder | September 28 – October 5 | N/A |
| The Forest Quartet | September 21 – 28 | 72 |
| Out Of Line | September 21 – 28 | 69 |
| 911 Operator | September 14 – 21 | 68 |
| Spelldrifter | September 7 – 14 | N/A |
| Cave Story+ | August 31 – September 7 | 83 |
| Homeworld: Deserts Of Kharak | August 24 – 31 | 79 |
| Dodo Peak | August 17 – 24 | 56 |
| Black Book | August 17 – 24 | 75 |
| Orwell: Keeping An Eye On You | August 10 – 17 | 77 |
| Europa Universalis 4 | August 10 – 17 | 87 |
| Loop Hero | August 3 – 10 | 82 |
| Bloons TD 6 | August 3 – 10 | N/A |
| Severed Steel | July 27 – August 3 | 73 |
| Homeworld Remastered Collection | July 27 – August 3 | 86 |
| Murder by Numbers | July 20 – 27 | 79 |
| The Elder Scrolls Online | July 20 – 27 | 71 |
| Train Valley 2 | July 13 – 20 | N/A |
| Grime | July 6 – 13 | 81 |
| The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos | June 29 – July 6 | 72 |
| Idle Champions Of The Forgotten Realms Pack | June 22 – 29 | N/A |
| TheHunter: Call of the Wild | June 22 – 29 | 64 |
| Guacamelee! 2 | June 15 – 22 | 84 |
| Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition | June 15 – 22 | 80 |
| Payday 2 | June 8 – 15 | 79 |
| Midnight Ghost Hunt | June 1 – 8 | N/A |
| Fallout: New Vegas – Ultimate Edition | May 25 – June 1 | 84 (Base Game) |
| Death Stranding | May 18 – 25 | 86 |
| The Sims 4 The Daring Lifestyle Bundle | May 11 – 18 | 70 (Base Game) |
| Kao the Kangaroo | May 4 – 11 | 69 |
| Horizon Chase Turbo | May 4 – 11 | 76 |
| Against All Odds | May 4 – 11 | N/A |
| Poker Club | April 27 – May 4 | N/A |
| Breathedge | April 27 – May 4 | 71 |
| Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) | April 20 – 27 | 72 |
| Beyond Blue | April 20 – 27 | 72 |
| Second Extinction | April 13 – 20 | N/A |
| Mordhau | April 13 – 20 | 81 |
| Shapez | April 6 – 13 | N/A |
| Dying Light: Enhanced Edition | April 6 – 13 | 87 |
| The Silent Age | March 30 – April 6 | N/A |
| Tunche | March 30 – April 6 | 68 |
| World of Warships — Starter Pack: Ishizuchi | March 23 – 30 | 81 |
| Chess Ultra | March 23 – 30 | 83 (Xbox One) |
| Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics Of War | March 16 – 23 | 71 |
| Call of the Sea | March 9 – 16 | 78 |
| Rise Of Industry | March 2 – 9 | 62 |
| Duskers | February 23 – March 2 | 83 |
| Warpips | February 16 – 23 | N/A |
| Recipe for Disaster | February 9 – 16 | 66 |
| Dishonored: Death of the Outsider | February 2 – February 9 | 81 |
| City of Gangsters | February 2 – February 9 | 67 |
| Hell is Others | January 26 – February 2 | 78 |
| Adios | January 26 – February 2 | 78 |
| Epistory – Typing Chronicles | January 19 – 26 | 74 |
| Divine Knockout | January 12 – 19 | N/A |
| Gamedec – Definitive Edition | January 12 – 19 | 72 (Standard Edition) |
| First Class Trouble | January 12 – 19 | N/A |
| Kerbal Space Program | January 5 – 12 | 88 |
| Shadow Tactics: Blades Of The Shogun – Aiko’s Choice | January 5 – 12 | 83 |
| 2022 | ||
| Eximius: Seize the Frontline | December 30, 2022 – January 5, 2023 | 53 |
| Dishonored: Definitive Edition | December 30, 2022 – January 5, 2023 | 91 (Standard Version) |
| Mortal Shell | December 28 – 29 | 73 |
| Severed Steel | December 27 – 28 | 73 |
| F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch | December 26 – 27 | 80 |
| Death Stranding | December 25 – 26 | 86 |
| Metro: Last Light Redux | December 24 – 25 | 76 |
| Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG | December 23 – 24 | 73 |
| Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel | December 22 – 23 | 82 |
| Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game | December 22 – 23 | 86 |
| Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game | December 22 – 23 | 89 |
| Lego Builder’s Journey | December 21 – 22 | 79 |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | December 20 – 21 | 81 |
| Them’s Fightin’ Herds | December 19 – 20 | N/A (82 on PS5) |
| Sable | December 18 – 19 | 76 |
| Costume Quest 2 | December 17 – 18 | 68 |
| Horizon Chase Turbo | December 16 – 17 | 76 |
| Bloons TD 6 | December 15 – 16 | N/A |
| Wildcat Gun Machine | December 8 – 15 | N/A |
| Saints Row 4 Re-Elected | December 8 – 15 | 86 (Saints Row 4) |
| Fort Triumph | December 1 – 8 | 74 |
| RPG in a Box | December 1 – 8 | N/A |
| Star Wars: Squadrons | November 24 – December 1 | 79 |
| Dark Deity | November 17 – 24 | 80 |
| Evil Dead: The Game | November 17 – 24 | 76 |
| Alba – A Wildlife Adventure | November 10 – 17 | 79 |
| Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun | November 10 – 17 | 85 |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | November 3 – 10 | 81 |
| Filament | November 3 – 10 | 82 |
| Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus | October 27 – November 3 | 78 |
| Saturnalia | October 27 – November 3 | 80 |
| Evoland Legendary Edition | October 20 – 27 | 61 (Standard Version) |
| Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition | October 20 – 27 | 91 |
| Darkwood | October 13 – 20 | 80 |
| ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! | October 13 – 20 | 76 |
| Rising Hell | October 6 – 13 | N/A |
| Slain: Back From Hell | October 6 – 13 | 74 |
| The Drone Racing League | September 29 – October 6 | N/A |
| Runbow | September 29 – October 6 | N/A (82 on Wii U) |
| Gloomhaven | September 22 – 29 | 82 |
| Ark: Survival Evolved | September 22 – 29 | 70 |
| The Captain | September 15 – 22 | N/A |
| Spirit of the North | September 15 – 22 | 58 |
| Realm Royale Reforged Epic Launch Bundle | September 8 – 15 | N/A |
| Hundred Days – Winemaking Simulator | September 8 – 15 | 74 |
| Knockout City – Armazillo DLC Pack | September 1 – 8 | 80 (Knockout City) |
| Submerged: Hidden Depths | September 1 – 8 | 66 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Definitive Edition | September 1 – 8 | 77 |
| Destiny 2: Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack | August 25 – September 1 | 83 (Destiny 2) |
| Ring of Pain | August 25 – September 1 | 74 |
| Rumbleverse – Boom Boxer Content Pack | August 18 – 25 | N/A |
| Doom 64 | August 18 – 25 | N/A |
| Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! | August 11 – 18 | 79 |
| Unrailed! | August 04 – 11 | 77 |
| Lawn Mowing Simulator | July 28 – August 04 | 69 |
| Tannenberg | July 21 – 28 | 69 |
| Shop Titans Exclusive Giveaway Package | July 21 – 28 | 42 |
| Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap & Idle Champions Of The Forgotten Realms | July 14 – 21 | N/A (80 on Switch) |
| Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms – Baeloth’s Gladiators Of The Black Pits Pack | July 14 –21 | N/A |
| Killing Floor 2 | July 07 – 14 | 75 |
| Ancient Enemy | July 07 – 14 | 73 |
| Iratus: Lord of the Dead | June 30 – July 7 | 78 |
| Hood: Outlaws & Legends | June 30 – July 7 | 62 |
| Geneforge 1: Mutagen | June 30 – July 7 | N/A |
| Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 | June 23 – 30 | N/A |
| A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Digital Edition | June 23 – 30 | N/A |
| Supraland | June 16 – 23 | 85 |
| Maneater | June 9 – 16 | 70 |
| Wolfenstein: The New Order | June 2 – 9 | 81 |
| BioShock: The Collection | May 26 – June 2 | 80 |
| Borderlands 3 | May 19 – 26 | 81 |
| Redout: Enhanced Edition | May 12 – 19 | 81 |
| Prey | May 12 – 19 | 82 |
| Jotun: Valhalla Edition | May 12 – 19 | 79 |
| Terraforming Mars | May 5 – 12 | N/A |
| Paradigm | April 28 – May 5 | 85 |
| Just Die Already | April 28 – May 5 | 63 |
| Riverbond | April 21 – 28 | N/A |
| Amnesia: Rebirth | April 21 – 28 | 80 |
| XCOM 2 | April 14 – 21 | 88 |
| Insurmountable | April 14 – 21 | 74 |
| The Vanishing of Ethan Carter | April 07 – 14 | 82 |
| Rogue Legacy | April 07 – 14 | 85 |
| Total War: Warhammer | March 31 – April 07 | 86 |
| City of Brass | March 31 – April 07 | 69 |
| Demon’s Tilt | March 24 – 31 | N/A |
| In Sound Mind | March 17 – 24 | 75 |
| Cities: Skylines | March 10 – 17 | 85 |
| Black Widow: Recharged | March 3 – 10 | N/A |
| Centipede: Recharged | March 3 – 10 | N/A |
| Dauntless‘ Epic Slayer Kit | March 3 – 10 | 78 (Dauntless) |
| Cris Tales | February 24 – March 3 | 74 |
| Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons | February 17 – 24 | 90 |
| Windbound | February 10 – 17 | 60 |
| Yooka-Laylee and The Impossible Lair | February 3 – 10 | 81 |
| Daemon X Machina | January 27 – February 3 | 72 |
| Relicta | January 20 – 27 | 74 |
| Galactic Civilizations 3 | January 13 – 20 | 81 |
| Gods Will Fall | January 6 – 13 | 70 |
| Tomb Raider Trilogy | Dec 30, 2021 – Jan 6, 2022 |
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Games That Were Free On The Epic Games Store In 2021
3 out of 10: Season Two
Absolute Drift
Alien: Isolation
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition
Among Us
Antstream – Epic Welcome Pack
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Automachef
Aven Colony
Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead
Control
Creature in the Well
Crying Suns
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
DARQ: Complete Edition
Dead by Daylight
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Deponia: The Complete Journey
The Escapists
Europa Universalis IV
The Fall
The First Tree
For The King
Frostpunk
Galactic Civilizations 3
Godfall Challenger Edition
Guild of Dungeoneering
Halcyon 6
Hand Of Fate 2
Hell Is Other Demons
Horizon Chase Turbo
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
Ironcast
Jurassic World Evolution
Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth
Kid A Mnesia Exhibition
The Lion’s Song
Loop Hero
Mages of Mystralia
Metro: Last Light Redux
Minit
Mothergunship
Moving Out
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
NBA 2K21
Neon Abyss
Never Alone
Nioh: The Complete Edition
Obduction
Offworld Trading Company
Overcooked! 2
Paladins Epic Pack
Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Enhanced Plus Edition
PC Building Simulator
Pine
Prey (2017)
Prison Architect
Rage 2
Rebel Galaxy
Remnant: From the Ashes
Rogue Company Season Four Epic Pack
Saints Row: The Third Remastered
Salt and Sanctuary
Second Extinction
Sheltered
Shenmue 3
Sonic Mania
The Spectrum Retreat
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Speed Brawl
Stubbs The Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Sunless Sea
Surviving Mars
Tales of the Neon Sea
Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure
Tharsis
theHunter: Call of the Wild
Tomb Raider Trilogy
Train Sim World 2
Verdun
Void Bastards
Wargame: Red Dragon
Vampyr
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
While True: learn()
Yoku’s Island Express
Yooka-Laylee
Games That Were Free On The Epic Games Store In 2020
20XX
3 Out of 10 Episode 1.
Abzu
AER: Memories of Old
Alien Isolation
The Alto Collection
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs
Anodyne 2
Ark: Survival Evolved
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
Aztez
Barony
Blair Witch
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
The Bridge
Carcassonne
Cave Story+.
Cities: Skylines
Civilization 6
Close to the Sun
Costume Quest 2
Crashlands
Darkest Dungeon
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Darksiders 2 Definitive Edition
Death Coming
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Drawful 2
Dungeons 3.
Elite: Dangerous
Enter The Gungeon
The Escapists 2
Faeria
Farming Simulator 19
Figment
Football Manager 2020
For The King
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered
Grand Theft Auto 5
Gone Home
GoNNER
Hitman
Hob
Horace
Hue
Inner Space
Inside
Into The Breach.
Just Cause 4
Killing Floor 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom: New Lands
Layers Of Fear 2
Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition
The Long Dark
Metro: Redux
MudRunner
Mutazione
My Time At Portia
Next Up Hero
Night In The Woods
Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty
Offworld Trading Company.
Overcooked
Pathway
Pikuniku
Pillars of Eternity
Railway Empire
Remnant: From the Ashes
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition
Samurai Shodown Neogeo Collection
Shadowrun Collection
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
A Short Hike
Solitairica
The Stanley Parable
Steep.
Stick It To The Man!
Stranded Deep
Stranger Things 3: The Game
Sundered: Eldritch Edition
Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP
Tacoma
The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia
Ticket To Ride.
Torchlight 2
Torment x Punisher
A Total War Saga: Troy
Totally Reliable Delivery Service.
Tropico 5
Tyranny
Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs 2
Wheels of Aurelia
Where The Water Tastes Like Wine
Wilmot’s Warehouse
The World Next Door
World War z
Games That Were Free On The Epic Games Store In 2019
Abzu
Alan Wake
Alan Wake: American Nightmare
Ape Out
Axiom Verge
Bad North
Batman: Arkham Collection
Celeste
City of Brass
Conarium
Costume Quest
The End Is Nigh
Enter The Gungeon
The Escapists
Everything
Fez
For Honor
FTL: Faster Than Light
GNOG
Hello Neighbor
Hyper Light Drifter
Inside
Into The Breach
The Jackbox Party Pack
Jotun: Valhalla Edition
Kingdom New Lands
Last Day of June
Layers of Fear
Lego Batman Trilogy
Limbo
Little Inferno
The Messenger
Metro 2033 Redux
Minit
Moonlighter
Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden
Nuclear Throne
Observer
Overcooked
Oxenfree
Q.U.B.E.2
Rayman Legends
Rebel Galaxy
Rime
Ruiner
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Slime Rancher
SOMA
Stories Untold
Superhot
Surviving Mars
Talos Principle
Thimbleweed Park
Torchlight
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
Towerfall Ascension
Transistor
This War of Mine
What Remains of Edith Finch
The Witness
The Wolf Among Us
World of Goo
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
The Epic Games Store’s model of free weekly games has revolutionized the gaming industry, offering a compelling blend of mainstream hits and indie gems. As the platform continues to evolve, it remains a vibrant hub for gamers seeking new experiences and developers looking for a broader audience. Whether you’re a seasoned gamer or new to the scene, the Epic Games Store’s weekly free games are a treasure trove waiting to be explored.
