Key Takeaways
- The Epic Games Store offers free games weekly, keeping players engaged.
- The free games are released every Thursday at 8 AM PT. This would be 11 AM ET and 5 PM CET.
Since launching in 2018, the Epic Games Store has consistently released titles for free. Provided someone creates an account on the store, they will be able to add these discounted games to their library during a small window of time. From that point on, the account holder can play these games indefinitely. Although not completely opposed to the idea of changing its schedule, at the moment, the Epic Games Store releases a new free game every week, usually on Thursday.
The Epic Games Store has been able to engage more fans through its versatility in the catalog of games available. Not to forget the hype surrounding free “Mystery Games” that regularly accompany the Mega Sales of Epic Games Store. The attention is usually well-deserved, as these veiled titles often turn out to be massive hits, although they are usually mixed in with plenty of indie darlings. Similarly, the free games on Epic Games Store every week raise a substantial amount of hype.
What are all the free games that have been given away on Epic Game Store since 2018? What is currently free in 2024?
Updated on October 3, 2024 by Mark Sammut: Today’s Epic Games Store’s free game can now be downloaded, which will remain the case until October 10. Epic has also revealed the next two freebies.
Epic Games Store’s Current Free Game (October 3–10): Bear and Breakfast
Not Your Average Bear
Ever wanted to run a bed and breakfast? Now, ever wanted to run a bed and breakfast as a bear? If the answer is yes, then Bear and Breakfast might hit the spot. This cute indie title has more to offer than just a pun, granting players the opportunity to renovate multiple motels, book guests, explore the woods, farm resources, interact with quirky locales, and complete quests. While management sims are hardly going extinct, Bear and Breakfast has enough stand-out elements to set itself apart from the crowd, even if some aspects can be frustrating depending on what someone is craving.
These types of projects cater to a specific desire to focus on the minute details while committing to a fairly laid-back routine. Bear and Breakfast should be able to scratch somebody’s craving for management goodness, as long as they don’t mind dealing with quite a bit of dialogue and a structured campaign. Most importantly, this game is cute.
Epic Games Store’s Upcoming Free Games (October 10 – 17): Outliver: Tribulation & Empyrion – Galactic Survival
A Survival Horror Souls-like & A Survival Sandbox
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Outliver: Tribulation Empyrion – Galactic Survival Platform(s) PC PC Released 2023-07-18 2015-08-05 Developer(s) GBROSSOFT Eleon Game Studios Publisher(s) GBROSSOFT Eleon Game Studios Genre(s) Action, Adventure Open-World, Survival How Long To Beat 2 Hours 60 Hours
The Epic Games Store’s free games run the spectrum in terms of reputation. Sometimes, well-known AAA projects are handed out; other times, indie titles that are barely known get the spotlight. While the former tends to be more exciting, the latter have their place as well, and quite a few great underappreciated gems have been discovered through these giveaways.
Outliver: Tribulation and Empyrion – Galactic Survival are both relatively unknown, at least in the grand scheme of things. That said, the latter might be a recognizable name if somebody is particularly into sci-fi sandboxes, especially since Empyrion has been around for roughly a decade by this point. The game is ambitious, blending exploration, crafting, building, and survival elements.
Described as a blend of survival horror and Souls-likes, Outliver: Tribulation is cut from a somewhat similar cloth as Remnant: From the Ashes due to emphasizing third-person shooter gunplay, albeit not co-op. The project is based on African Mythology, which sets it apart from nearly every other Souls-like on the market.
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Epic Games Store Free Games List For 2024, 2023, & 2022
Game |
Epic Store Free Period |
---|---|
The Spirit and the Mouse |
September 26–October 3 |
The Last Stand: Aftermath |
September 19–26 |
Toem |
September 19–26 |
Super Crazy Rhythm Castle |
September 12–19 |
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland |
September 12–19 |
Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts |
September 5–12 |
Football Manager 2024 |
September 5–12 |
Wild Card Football |
August 29–September 5 |
Fallout Classic Edition |
August 29–September 5 |
The Callisto Protocol |
August 22–29 |
Gigantic: Rampage Edition |
August 22–29 |
World of Warships – Starter Pack: Albany |
August 15–22 |
Death’s Gambit: Afterlife |
August 15–22 |
CYGNI: All Guns Blazing |
August 8–15 |
DNF Duel |
August 8–15 |
Rawmen: Food Fighter Arena |
August 1–8 |
LumbearJack |
August 1–8 |
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch |
July 25–August 1 |
Maid of Sker |
July 18–25 |
Arcade Paradise |
July 18–25 |
Floppy Knights |
July 11–18 |
The Falconeer |
July 4–11 |
Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition |
June 27–July 4 |
Freshly Frosted |
June 20–27 |
Idle Champions Of The Forgotten Realms (Duke Ravengard’s Champions of Renown Pack) |
June 13–20 |
Redout 2 |
June 13–20 |
Marvel’s Midnight Suns |
June 6-13 |
Chivalry 2 |
May 30–June 6 |
Farming Simulator 22 |
May 23–30 |
Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game Of The Year Edition |
May 16–23 |
Firestone: Online Idle RPG Offer |
May 9–16 |
Circus Electrique |
May 9–16 |
Orcs Must Die! 3 |
May 2–9 |
Cat Quest 2 |
May 2–9 |
Lisa: Definitive Edition |
April 25–May 2 |
Industria |
April 25–May 2 |
Town of Salem 2 |
April 18–25 |
The Big Con |
April 18–25 |
Ghostrunner |
April 11–18 |
Thief |
March 4–April 11 |
The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition |
March 4–April 11 |
Islets |
March 28–April 4 |
Invincible Presents: Atom Eve |
March 21–28 |
Call of The Wild: The Angler |
March 21–28 |
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided |
March 14–21 |
The Bridge |
March 14–21 |
Astro Duel 2 |
March 7–14 |
Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield |
February 29–March 7 |
Super Meat Boy Forever |
February 22–29 |
Dakar Desert Rally |
February 15–22 |
Lost Castle |
February 8–15 |
Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! |
February 8–15 |
Doors: Paradox |
February 1 – 8 |
Infinifactory |
January 25 – February 1 |
Love |
January 18 – 25 |
Sail Forth |
January 11 – 18 |
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy |
January 4 – 11 |
A Plague Tale: Innocence |
January 3 – 4 |
20 Minutes Till Dawn |
January 2 – 3 |
Escape Academy |
January 1 – 2 |
2023 |
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Ghostrunner |
December 31 – January 1 |
Saints Row |
December 30 – 31 |
Snakebird Complete |
December 29 – 30 |
Cat Quest |
December 28 – 29 |
Cursed To Golf |
December 27 – 28 |
Human Resource Machine |
December 26 – 27 |
The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition |
December 25 – 26 |
Ghostwire: Tokyo |
December 24 – 25 |
Fallout 3: Game Of The Year Edition |
December 23 – 24 |
Art of Rally |
December 22 – 23 |
Melvor Idle |
December 21 – 22 |
DNF Duel |
December 20 – 21 |
Destiny 2: Legacy Collection |
December 13 – 20 |
GigaBash |
December 7 – 13 |
Predecessor |
December 7 – 13 |
Might FIght Federation |
December 1 – 7 |
Jitsu Squad |
December 1 – 7 |
Deliver Us Mars |
November 23 – December 1 |
Earthlock |
November 16 – 23 |
Surviving The Aftermath |
November 16 – 23 |
Golden Light |
November 9 – 16 |
Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion |
October 26 – November 2 |
Tandem: A Tale Of Shadows |
October 26 – November 2 |
The Evil Within 2 |
October 26 – November 2 |
Eternal Threads |
October 19 – 26 |
The Evil Within |
October 19 – 26 |
Q.U.B.E. Ultimate Bundle |
October 12 – 19 |
Blazing Sails |
October 12 – 19 |
Godlike Burger |
October 5 – October 12 |
Soulstice |
September 28 – October 5 |
Model Builder |
September 28 – October 5 |
The Forest Quartet |
September 21 – 28 |
Out Of Line |
September 21 – 28 |
911 Operator |
September 14 – 21 |
Spelldrifter |
September 7 – 14 |
Cave Story+ |
August 31 – September 7 |
Homeworld: Deserts Of Kharak |
August 24 – 31 |
Dodo Peak |
August 17 – 24 |
Black Book |
August 17 – 24 |
Orwell: Keeping An Eye On You |
August 10 – 17 |
Europa Universalis 4 |
August 10 – 17 |
Loop Hero |
August 3 – 10 |
Bloons TD 6 |
August 3 – 10 |
Severed Steel |
July 27 – August 3 |
Homeworld Remastered Collection |
July 27 – August 3 |
Murder by Numbers |
July 20 – 27 |
The Elder Scrolls Online |
July 20 – 27 |
Train Valley 2 |
July 13 – 20 |
Grime |
July 6 – 13 |
The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos |
June 29 – July 6 |
Idle Champions Of The Forgotten Realms Pack |
June 22 – 29 |
TheHunter: Call of the Wild |
June 22 – 29 |
Guacamelee! 2 |
June 15 – 22 |
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition |
June 15 – 22 |
Payday 2 |
June 8 – 15 |
Midnight Ghost Hunt |
June 1 – 8 |
Fallout: New Vegas – Ultimate Edition |
May 25 – June 1 |
Death Stranding |
May 18 – 25 |
The Sims 4 The Daring Lifestyle Bundle |
May 11 – 18 |
Kao the Kangaroo |
May 4 – 11 |
Horizon Chase Turbo |
May 4 – 11 |
Against All Odds |
May 4 – 11 |
Poker Club |
April 27 – May 4 |
Breathedge |
April 27 – May 4 |
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) |
April 20 – 27 |
Beyond Blue |
April 20 – 27 |
Second Extinction |
April 13 – 20 |
Mordhau |
April 13 – 20 |
Shapez |
April 6 – 13 |
Dying Light: Enhanced Edition |
April 6 – 13 |
The Silent Age |
March 30 – April 6 |
Tunche |
March 30 – April 6 |
World of Warships — Starter Pack: Ishizuchi |
March 23 – 30 |
Chess Ultra |
March 23 – 30 |
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics Of War |
March 16 – 23 |
Call of the Sea |
March 9 – 16 |
Rise Of Industry |
March 2 – 9 |
Duskers |
February 23 – March 2 |
Warpips |
February 16 – 23 |
Recipe for Disaster |
February 9 – 16 |
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider |
February 2 – February 9 |
City of Gangsters |
February 2 – February 9 |
Hell is Others |
January 26 – February 2 |
Adios |
January 26 – February 2 |
Epistory – Typing Chronicles |
January 19 – 26 |
Divine Knockout |
January 12 – 19 |
Gamedec – Definitive Edition |
January 12 – 19 |
First Class Trouble |
January 12 – 19 |
Kerbal Space Program |
January 5 – 12 |
Shadow Tactics: Blades Of The Shogun – Aiko’s Choice |
January 5 – 12 |
2022 |
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Eximius: Seize the Frontline |
December 30, 2022 – January 5, 2023 |
Dishonored: Definitive Edition |
December 30, 2022 – January 5, 2023 |
Mortal Shell |
December 28 – 29 |
Severed Steel |
December 27 – 28 |
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch |
December 26 – 27 |
Death Stranding |
December 25 – 26 |
Metro: Last Light Redux |
December 24 – 25 |
Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG |
December 23 – 24 |
Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel |
December 22 – 23 |
Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game |
December 22 – 23 |
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game |
December 22 – 23 |
Lego Builder’s Journey |
December 21 – 22 |
Wolfenstein: The New Order |
December 20 – 21 |
Them’s Fightin’ Herds |
December 19 – 20 |
Sable |
December 18 – 19 |
Costume Quest 2 |
December 17 – 18 |
Horizon Chase Turbo |
December 16 – 17 |
Bloons TD 6 |
December 15 – 16 |
Wildcat Gun Machine |
December 8 – 15 |
Saints Row 4 Re-Elected |
December 8 – 15 |
Fort Triumph |
December 1 – 8 |
RPG in a Box |
December 1 – 8 |
Star Wars: Squadrons |
November 24 – December 1 |
Dark Deity |
November 17 – 24 |
Evil Dead: The Game |
November 17 – 24 |
Alba – A Wildlife Adventure |
November 10 – 17 |
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun |
November 10 – 17 |
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam |
November 3 – 10 |
Filament |
November 3 – 10 |
Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus |
October 27 – November 3 |
Saturnalia |
October 27 – November 3 |
Evoland Legendary Edition |
October 20 – 27 |
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition |
October 20 – 27 |
Darkwood |
October 13 – 20 |
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! |
October 13 – 20 |
Rising Hell |
October 6 – 13 |
Slain: Back From Hell |
October 6 – 13 |
The Drone Racing League |
September 29 – October 6 |
Runbow |
September 29 – October 6 |
Gloomhaven |
September 22 – 29 |
Ark: Survival Evolved |
September 22 – 29 |
The Captain |
September 15 – 22 |
Spirit of the North |
September 15 – 22 |
Realm Royale Reforged Epic Launch Bundle |
September 8 – 15 |
Hundred Days – Winemaking Simulator |
September 8 – 15 |
Knockout City – Armazillo DLC Pack |
September 1 – 8 |
Submerged: Hidden Depths |
September 1 – 8 |
Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Definitive Edition |
September 1 – 8 |
Destiny 2: Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack |
August 25 – September 1 |
Ring of Pain |
August 25 – September 1 |
Rumbleverse – Boom Boxer Content Pack |
August 18 – 25 |
Doom 64 |
August 18 – 25 |
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! |
August 11 – 18 |
Unrailed! |
August 04 – 11 |
Lawn Mowing Simulator |
July 28 – August 04 |
Tannenberg |
July 21 – 28 |
Shop Titans Exclusive Giveaway Package |
July 21 – 28 |
Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap & Idle Champions Of The Forgotten Realms |
July 14 – 21 |
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms – Baeloth’s Gladiators Of The Black Pits Pack |
July 14 –21 |
Killing Floor 2 |
July 07 – 14 |
Ancient Enemy |
July 07 – 14 |
Iratus: Lord of the Dead |
June 30 – July 7 |
Hood: Outlaws & Legends |
June 30 – July 7 |
Geneforge 1: Mutagen |
June 30 – July 7 |
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 |
June 23 – 30 |
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Digital Edition |
June 23 – 30 |
Supraland |
June 16 – 23 |
Maneater |
June 9 – 16 |
Wolfenstein: The New Order |
June 2 – 9 |
BioShock: The Collection |
May 26 – June 2 |
Borderlands 3 |
May 19 – 26 |
Redout: Enhanced Edition |
May 12 – 19 |
Prey |
May 12 – 19 |
Jotun: Valhalla Edition |
May 12 – 19 |
Terraforming Mars |
May 5 – 12 |
Paradigm |
April 28 – May 5 |
Just Die Already |
April 28 – May 5 |
Riverbond |
April 21 – 28 |
Amnesia: Rebirth |
April 21 – 28 |
XCOM 2 |
April 14 – 21 |
Insurmountable |
April 14 – 21 |
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter |
April 07 – 14 |
Rogue Legacy |
April 07 – 14 |
Total War: Warhammer |
March 31 – April 07 |
City of Brass |
March 31 – April 07 |
Demon’s Tilt |
March 24 – 31 |
In Sound Mind |
March 17 – 24 |
Cities: Skylines |
March 10 – 17 |
Black Widow: Recharged |
March 3 – 10 |
Centipede: Recharged |
March 3 – 10 |
Dauntless‘ Epic Slayer Kit |
March 3 – 10 |
Cris Tales |
February 24 – March 3 |
Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons |
February 17 – 24 |
Windbound |
February 10 – 17 |
Yooka-Laylee and The Impossible Lair |
February 3 – 10 |
Daemon X Machina |
January 27 – February 3 |
Relicta |
January 20 – 27 |
Galactic Civilizations 3 |
January 13 – 20 |
Gods Will Fall |
January 6 – 13 |
Tomb Raider Trilogy |
Dec 30, 2021 – Jan 6, 2022 |
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
In 2018, the Epic Games Store put up two games for free during December: Super Meat Boy, which was available from December 28, 2018, to January 10, 2019, and the open-world survival game, Subnautica, which was available from December 12, 2018, to December 27, 2018.