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What’s free on the Epic Games Store this week?

See what’s new to claim — and what’s coming next week

The Epic Games Store logo on a stylized background Image: Epic Games

Keeping track of what’s free on the Epic Games Store is a good way to expand your library of games at no cost.

Every Thursday, you can visit the store and visit the “Free Games” banner halfway down the home page to find the latest giveaways. You have one week to redeem, but once you have, they will be accessible from your account library at any time.

Additionally, you can often also see a preview of next week’s giveaway — though they are sometimes kept under wraps until they officially drop in the store.

Epic has been giving away free games on a weekly basis, as an inducement to join the store (and play Epic’s own games, such as Fortnite), since it launched in December 2018.

What’s free on the Epic Games Store this week and next week?

The games on the Epic Games Store for the rest of 2023 are changing from weekly freebies to daily ones (from Dec. 13 to Dec. 31) as part of the annual holiday sale, starting with Destiny 2: Legacy Collection until Dec 20. From there, you 24 hours to claim each game, so be sure to check in daily!

The Winter Sale games giveaway on the Epic Games Store Image: Epic Games

What time does the Epic Games Store offer free games?

Epic refreshes its line-up of free games at the following times:

  • 8 a.m. PT for the West Coast of North America
  • 11 a.m. ET for the East Coast of North America
  • 3 p.m. GMT for the U.K.
  • 4 p.m. CET for west mainland Europe
  • 12:01 a.m. JST on Friday in Japan

Epic Games Store 2023 free games list

Here is a recap of the free games given away on the Epic Games Store in 2023. These giveaways are no longer available, but if you redeemed them at the time, they will be visible in your account to download forever:

  • Dec. 7 to Dec. 14: GigaBash and Predecessor
  • Nov. 30 to Dec. 7: Jitsu Squad and Mighty Fight Federation
  • Nov. 23 to Nov. 30: Deliver Us Mars
  • Nov. 14 to Nov. 23: Earthlock and Surviving the Aftermath
  • Nov. 9 to Nov. 16: Golden Light
  • Nov. 2 to Nov. 9: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
  • Oct. 26 to Nov. 2: Tandem: A Tale of Shadows and The Evil Within 2
  • Oct. 19 to Oct. 26: The Evil Within and Eternal Threads
  • Oct 12. to Oct. 19: Blazing Sails and Q.U.B.E. Ultimate Bundle
  • Oct. 5 to Oct 12: Godlike Burger
  • Sept. 28 to Oct. 5: Model Builder and Soulstice
  • Sept. 21 to Sept. 28: Out of Line and The Forest Quartet
  • Sept. 14 to Sept. 21: 911 Operator
  • Sept 7. to Sept 14: Spelldrifter
  • Aug 31 to Sept. 7: Cave Story+
  • Aug 24 to Aug 31: Homeworld: Deserts of Khanark
  • Aug 17 to Aug 24: Black Book and Dodo Peak
  • Aug. 10 to Aug 17: Europa Universalis 4 and Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You
  • Aug. 3 to Aug. 10: Loop Hero and Bloons TD 6
  • July 27 to Aug. 3: Homeworld Remastered Collection and Severed Steel
  • July 20 to July 27: The Elder Scrolls Online and Murder by Numbers
  • July 13 to July 20: Train Valley 2
  • July 6 to July 13: Grime
  • June 30 to July 6: The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos
  • June 22 to June 29: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realm and theHunter: Call of the Wild
  • June 15 to June 22: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Guacamelee! 2
  • June 8 to June 15: Payday 2
  • June 1 to June 8: Midnight Ghost Hunt
  • May 25 to June 1: Fallout: New Vegas – Ultimate Edition
  • May 18 to May 25: Death Stranding
  • May 11 to May 18: The Sims 4 Daring Lifestyle Bundle
  • May 4 to May 11: Against All Odds, Horizon Chase Turbo, and Kao the Kangaroo
  • April 27 to May 4: Breathedge and Poker Club
  • April 20 to April 27: Beyond Blue and Never Alone
  • April 13 to April 20: Second Extinction and Mordhau
  • April 6 to April 13: Dying Light: Enhanced Edition and Shapez
  • March 30 to April 6: Tunche and The Silent Age
  • March 23 to March 30: Chess Ultra and the World of Warships Starter Pack: Ishizuchi
  • March 16 to March 23: Warhammer 40,000: Gladius — Relics of War
  • March 9 to March 16: Call of the Sea
  • March 2 to March 9: Rise of Industry
  • Feb. 23 to March 2: Duskers
  • Feb. 16 to Feb. 23: Warpips
  • Feb. 9 to Feb. 16: Recipe for Disaster
  • Feb. 2 to Feb. 9: Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and City of Gangsters
  • Jan. 26 to Feb. 2: Adios and Hell is Others
  • Jan. 19 to Jan. 26: Epistory – Typing Chronicles
  • Jan. 12 to Jan. 19: First Class Trouble, Gamedec — Definitive Edition, and Divine Knockout
  • Jan. 5 to Jan. 12: Kerbal Space Program and Shadow Tactics: Aiko’s Choice
  • Jan. 1 to Jan 5: Dishonored — Definitive Edition and Eximius: Seize the Frontline

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