The Epic Games Store has been giving away free PC games every week for years. All you need to do is claim a game within the promo window to keep it forever. Wondering if it’s worth checking on any of these games? Well, here are all the best ones you’ve already missed.
We all make mistakes, and it seems I was working off a very incomplete list when originally putting this list together, which meant I missed some of Epic’s biggest ever giveaways. I’ve now expanded the list to include some of the brilliant games I missed the first time!
15
Fallout: New Vegas – Ultimate Edition
Despite a slightly rocky release thanks to some exceptionally bad bugs, Fallout: New Vegas has gone on to be heralded as one of the best in the post-apocalypse RPG series. The Ultimate Edition, which Epic offered for free in 2023, includes four story and two item pack add-ons that were initially released as separate DLC, making this an even better deal if you grabbed it for free.
Release Year
2010
Retail Price
$19.99
Epic Promo Dates
May 25–Jun 1, 2023
The latest Football Manager game, Football Manager 2024, was available for free on the Epic Games Store just 9 months after its initial release. If you managed to grab this while it was free, you’d have saved yourself a hefty $60 price tag, and had access to the latest and greatest soccer management simulator—a series that is way more addictive than it sounds like it should be.
Release Year
2023
Retail Price
$59.99
Epic Promo Dates
Sep 5–12, 2024
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13
Control
Control is a mind-bending third-person shooter with a complex story from the developers of Alan Wake. It’s a highly received AAA game that Epic has offered free three times in total. Unlike the usual weekly promotions, this game was twice only available to grab for two days, which goes to show you need to check the free games regularly to make sure you don’t miss a good one.
Release Year
2019
Retail Price
$29.99
Epic Promo Dates
Jun 10–17, 2021
Dec 26–27, 2021
Dec 25–26, 2024
12
Cities: Skylines
Cities: Skylines may lack the AAA graphics of some earlier entries, but it’s an impressively complex and malleable city designer that somehow manages to make town planning an addictive and enjoyable endeavor. There are countless bonus add-ons available for this game, with a sequel available as well, but Epic only offered the base game in this promotion. It was well worth grabbing and playing nonetheless.
Release Year
2015
Retail Price
$29.99
Epic Promo Dates
Mar 10, 2022
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11
Death Stranding
From the acclaimed Metal Gear Solid director Hideo Kojima, Death Stranding is a bizarre-yet-captivating game that sees you acting as courier in a desolate future. Some have criticized it as little more than a “walking simulator” but there’s much more to it than that, and the story is unlike any other, making it big news when Epic offered it for free for the first time on Christmas day in 2022.
Release Year
2019
Retail Price
$39.99
Epic Promo Dates
Dec 25–26, 2022
May 18–25, 2023
10
Total War: Warhammer
You wouldn’t need to spend countless hours amassing and painting an army of Warhammer figurines before battling with them if you’d grabbed Total War: Warhammer when it was free on the Epic Games store in 2022. There are much more modern Warhammer games—some of which have also been free on Epic—but this was one of the best.
Release Year
2016
Retail Price
$59.99
Epic Promo Dates
Mar 31–Apr 7, 2022
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9
Kerbal Space Program
Gaming shouldn’t be rocket science, but Kerbal Space Program makes it so. In this addictive game you get to manage your own space program, designing rockets, launching them, and hoping they make it into orbit without blowing up any goofy green Kerbal aliens. There is immense replay value here, and if you checked the Epic Games Store in January 2023 you’d have gotten it for free.
Release Year
2015
Retail Price
$39.99
Epic Promo Dates
Jan 5–12, 2023
From commanding an alien space program to taking one on, XCOM 2 has you leading Earth’s defense against an alien invasion, developing your base and commanding troops in turn-based action to do so. This is the acclaimed sequel to 2012’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Epic offered it for free for a week in 2022.
Release Year
2016
Retail Price
$59.99
Epic Promo Dates
Apr 14–21, 2022
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7
Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy
2013’s Tomb Raider rebooted the classic gaming franchise with modern graphics, revised gameplay, and a gripping new take on Lara Croft. Its positive reception led to 2015’s Rise of the Tomb Raider, and 2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider closing out the trilogy. Each game in the series improves on the last, and all three were available for free on Epic Games at the end of 2021.
Officially, the Definitive Survivor Trilogy combines all three games and their DLCs into a single package, which isn’t available on Epic. However, Epic gave away each game separately, including their DLC, so the end result was the same, making this a fantastic grab!
Release Year
2013, 2015, 2018
Retail Price
$19.99, $29.99, $39.99
Epic Promo Dates
Dec 31, 2021–Jan 6, 2022
6
Dishonored – Definitive Edition
Set in a London-like city at the turn of the 20th century, Dishonored – Definitive Edition is a fantasy RPG from Bethesda that offers impressive choice in developing your character and tackling missions through stealth or combat. It’s a hugely popular game, with an acclaimed sequel, and the Definitive Edition (which includes four add-ons) was available for free at the end of 2022.
Release Year
2012
Retail Price
$19.99
Epic Promo Dates
Dec 29, 2022–Jan 5, 2023
