What’s Free on the Epic Games Store This Week?

It’s hard to believe that people can actually run out of new video games to play, but for some of you out there, that’s a legitimate concern. Who among us is going to say no to more games being offered to you — free of charge — when the occasion arises? With video game costs rising and tariffs looming, there aren’t many who wouldn’t take any free thing they can get. If that sounds like something you’d do, then we have something you should know about: the Epic Games Store.

The Epic Games Store officially launched in 2019, capitalizing on the massive success of Fortnite, a cultural phenomenon that has partnered with brands like Star Wars, DC, Marvel and celebrities such as Snoop Dogg and Sabrina Carpenter. Created to rival Valve’s Steam, the store stands out by providing free games every week, featuring a mix of indie gems and major AAA titles.

Now, be honest. Who doesn’t enjoy free games? If you would, you’ll want to jump in on the action and create an Epic Games account. Signing up for an account is free. Once that’s done, head over to the free games section on the official website every Thursday at 11 a.m. ET for weekly offerings. Sometimes there will be breaks, such as during the holidays, but usually you can expect at least one free game each week. On special occasions, such as Christmas, new games are released almost daily. But the best part? You can keep the games forever if you download them before a new game is added to the roster. This usually happens after a week of being free, so download the game while you can.

Console gamers need to be aware of a crucial point before getting too excited. The Epic Games Store is exclusively for PC users, meaning they are the only ones who can take advantage of the discounts and deals available. While the store offers games for Mac, the free titles are not always compatible with Mac systems.

If you’re a PC gamer on the hunt for your next adventure, look no further than the Epic Games Store. With a fantastic selection of titles available, this is your opportunity to explore exciting new games. Even if a game doesn’t immediately catch your eye, grabbing it at no cost is a smart move.

What’s the new free game on the Epic Games Store this week? (June 26 to July 3)

Shedworks/Epic Games Store

Sable

Now, there some games that are great, and then there are games that make you wish you could go back in time and play it again without knowing anything about it. Sable from Shedworks is definitely the latter. If you’ve not played Sable at least once, then you’re doing it wrong.

Developed by Shedworks and released in September 2021, Sable has players embark on a unique journey as a nomad named Sable. Exploration is truly key in this adventure, and you’ll often be rewarded for going off the well-treaded path to see what else is out there.

Sable is visually stunning with a variety of environments and mesmerizing landscapes. Whether you’re trudging over dunes or pushing through the remains of spaceships and other ancient wonders, Sable is genuinely one of the most beautiful games we’ve played. Not only will you feel wonder, but you’ll also be treated to a story that unfolds in such a mesmerizing way that you’ll never forget it.

If you’re still not convinced, we recommend checking out its numerous nominations from the video game industry worldwide. At The Game Awards 2021, it was nominated for Best Debut Indie Game and Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game. At the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, PC Gamer crowned it as Best Narrative of 2021. That’s just two of its accolades, but we hope you get the gist: Sable is the game to play.

Usually $25, Sable is available for free via the Epic Games Store. Epic Game Store customers give it a 4.5 rating out of 5, particularly enjoying how well-suited the game is for beginners, as well as Sable’s unique visuals and fantastic storytelling.

What will be free on the Epic Games Store next week? (July 3 to July 10)

Epic Games Store/Jaspel

Backpack Hero

Not all of us can save the day with a trusty sword and little else, some of us prefer to actually have a whole backpack of things to slay our all-important archnemesis. Or at least, that’s the premise behind Jaspel’s Backpack Hero.

Backpack Hero is a deckbuilding roguelike that’s not just about what you can carry, but how you organize what’s inside. Placement is everything, and finding the right spot is vital for helping players increase their powers and tackle ancient dungeons, caves, swamps and other nasty beasts they come across.

As the unlikely hero in this adventure, the goal in Story Mode is to rebuild Haversack Hill and help its inhabitants by befriending them, as well as going on quests. As you continue, you’ll meet new residents and unlock new challenges and heroes.

If you’re seeking something a little different from your standard roguelike, then Backpack Hero is the way to go. You can play over and over thanks to its Story Mode and over 800+ items to gather and collect. It will keep you on your toes and satisfied no matter how many runs you take.

Usually $16, Backpack Hero will be available for free via the Epic Games Store next week. The Epic Games Store does not yet have an official rating for Backpack Hero. Still, reviews applaud its rich, replayable loop and describe it as a “thoroughly entertaining deckbuilding roguelike.”

Epic Games Store/Bedtime Digital Games

Figment

If you’re looking for something a little whimsical that will challenge your brain and your gameplay brawn, then keep an eye out for the intriguing action-adventure game Figment from Bedtime Digital Games.

Featuring a hand-drawn world, players will take on the adventure of exploring the human subconscious. It certainly isn’t the first indie game that tackles the human mind through puzzles and enigmatic characters that you meet along the way, but has it ever looked so beautiful? That’s up to you to decide.

Described as a game that “deals with despair and loss whilst managing to be optimistic and uplifting,” Figment is perfect for gamers who enjoy tackling heavy topics while also exploring enigmatic worlds.

Usually $15, Figment will be available for free via the Epic Games Store next week. Epic Games Store customers give it a 4.5 rating out of 5, particularly enjoying how well-suited the game is for beginners, as well as Figment’s epic boss battles.

Previous free games on the Epic Games Store

Unsure whether your favorite game has been selected as part of Epic’s free game of the week or curious about what you’ve missed? We’ve listed a selection of games from previous weeks.

Epic Games Store free games in 2025

• Backpack Hero (July 3 to July 10)
• Figment (July 3 to July 10)
• Sable (June 26 to July 3)
• The Operator (June 19 to 26)
• Two Point Hospital (June 12 to June 19)
• Ogu and the Secret Forest (June 5 to June 12)
• Deathloop (June 5 to June 12)
• Tiny Tina’s Wonderland (May 29 to June 5)
• Limbo (May 29 to June 5)
• Deliver At All Costs (May 22 to 29)
• Gigapocalypse (May 22 to 29)
• Sifu (May 22 to 29)
• Dead Island 2 (May 15 to 22)
• Happy Game (May 15 to 22)
• Touch Type Tale (May 8 to 15)
• Deadtime Defenders (May 8 to 15)
• Super Space Club (May 1 to 8)
• Chuchel (April 24 to May 1)
• Albion Online (April 24 to May 1)
• Botanicula (April 17 to 24)
• Firestone Online Idle RPG (April 17 to 24)
• River City Girls (April 10 to 17)
• Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (April 10 to 17)
• Arcadgeddon (April 10 to 17)
• Cat Quest II (April 3 to 10)
• Cat Quest (March 27 to April 3)
• Neko Ghost, Jump (March 27 to April 3)
• Jurassic World Evolution 2 (March 20 to 27)
• Mortal Shell (March 13 to 20)
• World of Warships: Anniversary Party Favor DLC (March 13 to 20)
• Them’s Fighting Herds (March 6 to 13)
• Mages of Mystralia (Feb. 27 to March 6)
• World War Z Aftermath (Feb. 20 to 27)
• Garden Story (Feb. 20 to 27)
• F1 Manager 2024 (Feb. 13 to 20)
• Humankind (Feb. 6 to 13)
• Beyond Blue (Feb. 6 to 13)
• Undying (Jan. 30 to Feb. 6)
• Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery (Jan. 23 to 30)
• Escape Academy (Jan. 16 to 23)
• Turmoil (Jan. 9 to 16)
• Hell Let Loose (Jan. 2 to 9)
• Kingdom Come Deliverance (Jan. 1)

Epic Games Store free games in 2024

• Sifu (Dec. 31)
• [Redacted] (Dec. 30 to 31)
• Orcs Must Die 3 (Dec. 29 to 30)
• Kill Knight (Dec. 28 to 29)
• Hot Wheels Unleashed (Dec. 27 to 28)
• Ghostrunner 2 (Dec. 26 to 27)
• Control (Dec. 25 to 26)
• Dredge (Dec. 24 to 25)
• Darker and Darker: Legendary Status (Dec. 23 to 24)
• Wizard of Legend (Dec. 22 to 23)
• TerraTech (Dec. 21 to 22)
• Astrea: Six Sided Oracles (Dec. 20 to 21)
• Vampire Survivors (Dec. 19 to 20)
• The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (Dec. 12 to 19)
• Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Dec. 5 to 12)
• Brotato (Nov. 28 to Dec. 5)
• Beholder (Nov. 21 to 28)
• Castlevania Anniversary Collection; Snakebird Complete (Nov. 14 to 21)
• Apex Legends Ash Unlock Bundle; Deceive Inc (Nov. 7 to 14)
• Witch It; Ghostwire: Tokyo (Oct. 31 to Nov. 7)
• Moving Out (Oct. 24 to 31)
• Kardboard Kings; Invincible Presents: Atom Eve (Oct. 17 to 24)
• Empyrion: Galactic Survival; Outliver: Tribulations (Oct. 10 to 17)
• Bear and Breakfast (Oct. 3 to 10)
• The Spirit and The Mouse (Sept. 26 to Oct. 3)
• TOEM; The Last Stand: Aftermath (Sept. 19 to 26)
• Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland; Super Crazy Rhythm Castle (Sept. 12 to 19)
• Football Manager 2024; Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts (Sept. 5 to 12)
• Wild Card Football; Fallout: Classic Collection (Aug. 29 to Sept. 5)
• Gigantic: Rampage Edition; The Callisto Protocol (Aug. 22 to 29)
• Death’s Gambit: Afterlife (Aug. 15 to 22)
• Cygni: All Guns Blazing; DNF Duel (Aug. 8 to 15)
• Lumbearjack (Aug. 1 to 8)
• F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch; Olympics Go! Paris 2024 Exclusive Outfits Pack (July 25 to Aug. 1)
• Maid of Sker; Arcade Paradise (July 18 to 25)
• Floppy Knights (July 11 to 18)
• The Falconeer (July 4 to 11)
• Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition (June 27 to July 4)
• Rumble Club Free Game of the Week Bonus; Freshly Frosted (June 20 to 27)
• Redout 2; Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (June 13 to 20)
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns (June 6 to 13)
• Chivalry 2 (May 30 to June 6)
• Farming Simulator 22 (May 23 to 30)
• Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition (May 16 to 23)
• Firestone Free Offer; Circus Electrique (May 9 to 16)
• Orcs Must Die! 3, Cat Quest II (May 2 to 9)
• Lisa: Definitive Edition, Industria (April 25 to May. 2)
• Town of Salem 2; The Big Con (April 18 to 25)
• Ghostrunner (April 11 to 18)
• Thief; The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition (April 4 to 11)
• Islets (March 28 to April 4)
• Invincible Presents: Atom Eve; Call of the Wild: The Angler (March 21 to 28)
• The Bridge; Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (March 14 to 21)
• Astro Duel 2 (March 7 to 14)
• Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield (Feb. 29 to March 7)
• Super Meat Boy Forever (Feb. 22 to 29)
• Dakar Desert Rally (Feb. 15 to 22)
• Lost Castle; Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (Feb. 8 to 15)
• Doors: Paradox (Feb. 1 to 8)
• Infinifactory (Jan. 25 to Feb. 1)
• Love (Jan. 18 to 25)
• Sail Forth (Jan. 11 to 18)
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Jan. 4 to 11)
• A Plague Tale: Innocence (Jan. 3 to 4)
• 20 Minutes Till Dawn (Jan. 2 to 3)
• Escape Academy (Jan. 1 to 2)

Epic Games Store free games of 2023

• Ghostrunner (Dec. 31, 2023 to Jan. 1, 2024)
• Saints Row (Dec. 30 to 31)
• Snakebird Complete (Dec. 29 to 30)
• Cat Quest (Dec. 28 to 29)
• Cursed to Golf (Dec. 27 to 28)
• Human Resource Machine (Dec. 26 to 27)
• The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition (Dec. 25 to 26)
• Ghostwire: Tokyo (Dec. 24 to 25)
• Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition (Dec. 23 to 24)
• Art of Rally (Dec. 22 to 23)
• Melvor Idle (Dec. 21 to 22)
• DNF Duel (Dec. 20 to 21)
• Destiny 2: Legacy Collection (Dec. 13 to 20)
• Predecessor, Gigabash (Dec. 7 to 13)
• Mighty Fight Federation; Jitsu Squad (Nov. 30 to Dec. 7)
• Deliver Us Mars (Nov. 23 to 30)
• Surviving the Aftermath, Earthlock (Nov. 16 to 23)
• Golden Light (Nov. 9 to 16)
• Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (Nov. 2 to 9)
• The Evil Within 2; Tandem: A Tale of Shadows (Oct. 26 to Nov. 2)
• The Evil Within; Eternal Threads (Oct. 19 to 26)
• Q.U.B.E. Ultimate Bundle; Blazing Sails (Oct. 12 to 19)
• Godlike Burger (Oct. 5 to 12)
• Soulstice; Model Builder (Sept. 28 to Oct. 5)
• The Forest Quartet; Out of Line (Sept. 21 to 28)
• 911 Operator (Sept. 14 to 21)
• Spelldrifter (Sept. 7 to 14)
• Cave Story Plus (Aug. 31 to Sept. 7)
• Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak (Aug. 24 to 31)
• Dodo Peak; Black Book (Aug. 17 to 24)
• Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You; Europa Universalis IV (Aug. 10 to 17)
• Loop Hero, Bloons TD 6 (Aug. 3 to 10)
• Severed Steel; Homeworld Remastered Collection (July 27 to Aug. 3)
• The Elder Scrolls Online; Murder by Numbers (July 20 to 27)
• Train Valley 2 (July 13 to 20)
• Grime (July 6 to 13)
• The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos (June 29 to July 6)
• The Hunter: Call of the Wild; Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (June 22 to 29)
• Guacamelee 2; Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition (June 15 to 22)
• Payday 2 (June 8 to 15)
• Midnight Ghost Hunt (June 1 to 8)
• Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition (May 25 to June. 1)
• Death Stranding (May 18 to 25)
• The Sims 4 The Daring Lifestyle Bundle (May 11 to 18)
• Kao the Kangaroo; Horizon Chase Turbo, Against All Odds (May 4 to 11)
• Poker Club; Breathedge (April 27 to May 4)
• Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna); Beyond Blue (April 20-27)
• Second Extinction; Mordhau (April 13 to 20)
• Shapez; Dying Light: The Following — Enhanced Edition (April 6 to 13)
• Tunche; The Silent Age (March 30 to April 6)
• World of Warships Starter Pack: Ishizuchi; Chess Ultra (March 23 to 30)
• Warhammer 40,000: Gladius — Relics of War (March 16 to 23)
• Call of the Sea (March 9 to 16)
• Rise of Industry (March 2 to 9)
• Duskers (Feb. 23 to March 2)
• Warpips (Feb. 16 to 23)
• Recipe for Disaster (Feb. 9 to 16)
• Dishonored: Death of the Outsider; City of Gangsters (Feb. 2 to 9)
• Hell Is Others, Adios (Jan. 26 to Feb. 2)
• Epistory: Typing Chronicles (Jan. 19 to 26)
• Gamedec: Definitive Edition; First Class Trouble; Divine Knockout (Jan. 12 to 19)
• Shadow Tactics: Aiko’s Choice; Kerbal Space Program (Jan. 5 to 12)

Epic Games Store free games of 2022

• Eximus: Seize the Frontline; Dishonored: Definitive Edition (Dec. 29, 2022 to Jan. 5, 2023)

To get free games from the Epic Store each week, you must sign up and make an account.

To register as a user for the Epic Store, first head to the Epic Games website. At the top right-hand corner, click the Sign In button and then Create Account at the bottom of the page.

The Epic Store is different to Steam, so the games that you own on the Epic Store will not be available to play on Steam. If you want to play the free games you’ve downloaded from the Epic Store, you must play them via Epic’s launcher.