With a new year comes a whole new set of games for you to play every week. If your wallet is feeling the strain, but you still want something to play, the Epic Games Store has just what you need.
Like Valve-owned Steam, Epic’s platform offers gamers access to a huge collection of exceptional games, from indie favorites to blockbuster hits. Whether you like exciting action games, long-running RPGs, or magical indie games, there’s something for everyone. If you have a capable gaming PC, you can explore the Epic Games Store, where you can find free games and great deals on popular games.
Since 2019, the Epic Games Store has been offering free games every week, ensuring there’s always something fun to do. No matter what platform you use, it’s wise to take advantage of discounts and offers, especially free ones. If you haven’t registered yet, create an account to receive a new game every week.
Read on to find out about previous free game deals from Epic, as well as what the Epic Games Store has to offer this week and next.
What’s the new free game on the Epic Games Store this week? (January 9-16)
Confusion
If drilling for oil is your idea of fun, then you’ll love the idea of Turmoil.
Developed and published by Gamious, this playful driving simulator is inspired by the 19th century US oil rush. In this game you have to work your way up to become a leading figure in the oil industry. To achieve this, you will need to earn a significant profit from the extraction and sale of oil, which will allow you to expand your city.
You can download Turmoil for free now via Epic Games Store.
What’s free in the Epic Games Store next week? (January 16-23)
Escape Academy
If you love escape rooms and take pride in figuring things out with your friends, you’ll have a perfect time at Escape Academy.
In Escape Academy, you not only race against time to escape various dungeons and rooms, but also against other characters and/or players. Here you have to solve puzzles, defuse bombs and even make out with your professor – all for an excellent grade.
You can download Escape Academy for free next week via Epic Games Store.
Previous free games on the Epic Games Store
Not sure if your favorite game was selected as Epic’s Free Game of the Week, or wondering what deals you missed? Don’t worry; we have listed a selection of games from previous weeks.
Epic Games Store free games in 2025
- Trouble (January 9-16)
- Hell Let Loose (January 2-9)
- Kingdom Come Deliverance (January 1)
Epic Games Store free games in 2024
- Sifu (December 31)
- (BLACKED) (December 30-31)
- Orcs must die! 3 (December 29-30)
- Kill the Knight (December 28-29)
- Hot Wheels Unleashed (December 27-28)
- Ghostrunner 2 (December 26-27)
- Control (December 25-26)
- Drag (December 24-25)
- Darker and Darker – Legendary Status (December 23-24)
- Wizard of Legend (December 22-23)
- TerraTech (December 21-22)
- Astraea: the six-sided oracle (December 20-21)
- Vampire Survivors (December 19-20)
- The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (December 12-19)
- Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (December 5-12)
- Brotato (November 28 – December 5)
- Beholder (November 21-28)
- Castlevania Anniversary Collection; Snakebird Complete (November 14-21)
- Apex Legends Ash Unlock Bundle; Deceive Inc (November 7-14)
- Witch It; Ghostwire: Tokyo (October 31 – November 7)
- Departure (October 24-31)
- Cardboard necklaces; Invincible Presents: Atom Eve (October 17-24)
- Empyrion: Galactic Survival; Outliver: Adversity (October 10-17)
- Bear and breakfast (October 3-10)
- Ghost and Mouse (September 26 – October 3)
- TOEM; The Last Stand: Aftermath (September 19-26)
- Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland; Super Crazy Rhythm Castle (September 12-19)
- Football Manager 2024; Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts (September 5-12)
- Wild Card Football; Fallout: Classic Collection (August 29 – September 5)
- Gigantic: Rampage Edition; Callisto Protocol (August 22-29)
- Death’s Gambit: Afterlife (August 15-22)
- Cygni: All Guns Blazing; Duel DNF (August 8-15)
- Lumberjack (August 1-8)
- FIST: Forged in Shadow Torch; Olympics ahead! Paris 2024 Exclusive Clothing Set (July 25 – August 1)
- Maid Sker; Arcade Paradise (July 18-25)
- Floppy Knights (July 11-18)
- Sokolnik (July 4-11)
- Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition (June 27 – July 4)
- Rumble Club Free Game of the Week Bonus; Fresh glaze (June 20-27)
- Redoubt 2; Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (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 (May 16-23)
- Free Firestone Offer; Circus Electrique (May 9-16)
- Orcs must die! 3, Cat Quest II (May 2-9)
- Lisa: Definitive Edition, Industria (April 25 – May 2)
- City of Salem 2; The Big Con (April 18-25)
- Ghostrunner (April 11-18)
- a thief; The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition (April 4-11)
- Islands (March 28 – April 4)
- Invincible presents: Atom Eve; Call of the Wild: The Angler (March 21-28)
- Bridge; Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (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)
- The Lost Castle; Literary club Doki Doki Plus (February 8-15)
- Doors: Paradox (February 1-8)
- Infinifactory (January 25 – February 1)
- Love (January 18-25)
- Sail Ahead (January 11-18)
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (January 4-11)
- A Tale of the Plague: Innocence (January 3-4)
- 20 minutes to dawn (January 2-3)
- Escape Academy (January 1-2)
Free Games 2023 Epic Games Store
- Ghostrunner (December 31, 2023 – January 1, 2024)
- 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)
- Duel DNF (December 20-21)
- Destiny 2: Legacy Collection (December 13-20)
- Precursor, Gigabash (December 7-13)
- A powerful fighting federation; Jitsu Squad (November 30 – December 7)
- Deliver Us Mars (November 23-30)
- Surviving the Aftermath, Earthlock (November 16-23)
- Golden Light (November 9-16)
- Rap Boy Evades Taxes (November 2-9)
- The Evil Within 2; Tandem: A Tale of Shadows (October 26 – November 2)
- The Evil Within; Eternal Threads (October 19-26)
- QUBE Ultimate Bundle; Flaming Sails (October 12-19)
- God’s Hamburger (October 5-12)
- Spirituality; Model designer (September 28 – October 5)
- Forest Quartet; Off the Line (September 21-28)
- 911 Operator (September 14-21)
- Game discs (September 7-14)
- Cave Story Plus (August 31 – September 7)
- Homeworld: Kharak Desert (August 24-31)
- Dado Peak; Black Book (August 17-24)
- Orwell: Keeping my eye on you; Europa Universalis IV (August 10-17)
- Loop Hero, Bloons TD 6 (August 3-10)
- Cut off steel; Homeworld Remastered Collection (July 27 – August 3)
- The Elder Scrolls Online; Murder by the Numbers (July 20-27)
- Train Valley 2 (July 13-20)
- Grimm (July 6-13)
- Nahulbek Dungeon: Amulet of Chaos (June 29 – July 6)
- Hunter: Call of the Wild; Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (June 22-29)
- Guacamelli 2; 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 Pack (May 11-18)
- Kangaroo Kao; Horizon Chase Turbo, Against All Odds (May 4-11)
- poker club; Breathedge (April 27 – May 4)
- Never Alone (Kishima Ingichuna); Beyond Blue (April 20-27)
- The second extinction; Mardhav (April 13-20)
- Chapez; Dying Light: The Following — Enhanced Edition (April 6-13)
- Tunche; The Silent Age (March 30 – April 6)
- World of Warships Starter Pack: Ishizuchi; Chess Ultra (March 23-30)
- Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War (March 16-23)
- Call of the Sea (March 9-16)
- Industrial growth (March 2-9)
- Twilight (February 23 – March 2)
- Warpips (February 16-23)
- Recipe for disaster (February 9-16)
- Dishonored: Death of the Outsider; Gangster City (February 2-9)
- Hell is Others, Adios (January 26 – February 2)
- Epistory: printed chronicles (January 19-26)
- Gamedec: Definitive Edition; First class trouble; Divine Knockout (January 12-19)
- Shadow Tactics: Aiko’s Choice; Kerbal Space Program (January 5-12)
Free Games 2022 Epic Games Store
- Eximus: Capture the Front Line; Dishonored: Final Edition (December 29, 2022 – January 5, 2023)
To receive free games from the Epic Store every week, you must register and create an account.
To register as an Epic Store user, first go to the Epic Games website. In the upper right corner, click Sign in button and then Create an account at the bottom of the page.
The Epic Store is separate from Steam, so games you own on the Epic Store will not be available to play on Steam. If you want to play free games you’ve downloaded from the Epic Store, you must play them through the Epic Launcher.
