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

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A new year is here, and with it comes a brand new set of games to play throughout the rest of the year -- but only for people using the Epic Games Store. If your wallet is feeling the strain but you still want something to play, the Epic Games Store has exactly what you need. Each week, a free game is available to download and play.

Similar to Steam, a platform operated by Valve, Fortnite publisher Epic Games provides gamers with access to an extensive array of outstanding games, encompassing both independent favorites and major blockbuster titles. Whether you're inclined towards exhilarating action games, globe-trotting roleplaying games or delightful indie offerings, there's a diverse selection. As long as you have a moderately capable gaming PC, the Epic Games Store lets you explore a wide range of experiences for less, featuring complimentary games and attractive discounts on popular titles.

Since 2019, the Epic Games Store has been giving away free games every week, so there’s always something fun to check out and play. Regardless of the platform you use, it's wise to take advantage of discounts and deals, especially free ones. If you haven't signed up yet, create an account to claim a new game each week.

Read on to find out about previous free game offers from Epic, as well as what's on offer at the Epic Games Store this week and next.

What is the new free game on the Epic Games Store this week? (Jan. 16-23)

Escape Academy

If you love escape rooms and take pride in figuring things out with your friends, you'll find the perfect pastime with Escape Academy.

In Escape Academy, you're not just racing against the clock to escape several different dungeons and rooms, but other characters and/or players, too. Here you must solve puzzles, defuse bombs and even suck up to your professor -- all for an excellent grade.

You can download Escape Academy for free now via the Epic Games Store.

What will be free on the Epic Games Store next week? (Jan. 23-30)

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery

Video games don't have to be an explosive actionfest each and every time. If you're looking for a more elegant and graceful experience, you'll find that in spades with Silver Lining Studio's Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery.

In this atmospheric puzzle game, players will need to guide their brush strokes and keep their cool to complete a variety of puzzles. The downside is that they'll have to do this under the punishing gaze of their brusque neighbor, as well as his troublesome orange cat.

For those who love story-rich games and devastatingly beautiful artwork, Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery is one to watch.

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery will be available to download for free next week via the Epic Games Store.

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 deals you've missed? We've listed a selection of games from previous weeks.

Epic Games Store free games in 2025

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery (Jan. 23-30)
Escape Academy (Jan. 16-23)
Turmoil (Jan 9-16)
Hell Let Loose (Jan. 2-9)
Kingdom Come Deliverance (Jan. 1)

Epic Games Store free games in 2024

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

Epic Games Store free games of 2023

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

Epic Games Store free games of 2022

Eximus: Seize the Frontline; Dishonored: Definitive Edition (Dec. 29, 2022 - 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.

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