The Christmas time is here, and with it the Epic Games Store has extended its free game of the week offer to give you a new game every day for free. Christmas Day saw the award winning Management grow. Boxing Day? The same publisher, 505 Games, has another title on offer — until 8 a.m. PT (11 a.m. ET) on Friday, Dec. 27.
Like Steam, which is owned by Valve, the Epic platform gives players access to a huge library of amazing games, from indie hits to big-budget blockbusters. Whether you like action-packed, deep RPGs or beautiful indie games, there’s something for everyone. If you’ve got a solid gaming PC, you can dive into the various deals on the Epic Games Store, where you’ll find tons of free games and sweet discounts on popular titles.
The Epic Games Store has been giving away free games every week since 2019, meaning you’ll never run out of games to play. No matter what store you use, the general rule of thumb is to not look the gift horse in the mouth when it arrives. discount and do — and don’t ignore the freebies. Therefore, if you haven’t already registered, we recommend that you create an account so that you can download new games every week.
Read below to learn about past free games from Epic, as well as what’s being offered at the Epic Games Store this week and next.
What are the new free games on the Epic Games Store this week? (Dec. 26 – Jan. 2)
505 Games
Ghostrunner 2
Ghostrunner 2 is a 2023 first person slasher from Control publisher 505 Games, set a year after the events of the first game Ghostrunner. It’s available for free for one day only, before it’s replaced by the next special holiday gift.
In Ghostrunner 2, players begin another postapocalyptic cyberpunk story. This takes place after the fall of the Keymaster, the tyrant who ruled the Dharma Tower, humanity’s last refuge. As the protagonist Jack, you have to take on a violent AI gang that wants to take over the world.
You can download Ghostrunner 2 for free now via the Epic Games Store. Remember, you only have one day to download the game for free.
What will be free on the Epic Games Store next week? (Jan. 2-9)
We still don’t know what the next game will be on the Epic Games Store. They usually make announcements in advance, but Epic has decided to keep next week’s free games under wraps – which means it’s going to be pretty cool.
Check back next week, when the secret game will be revealed via the Epic Games Store.
Previous free games on the Epic Games Store
Not sure if your favorite game has been selected as part of Epic’s free games of the week, or want to know what you missed in the past? Don’t worry; We’ve written a few games over the past few weeks.
Epic Games for free in 2024
Ghostrunner 2 (Dec. 26-27)
Rule (Dec. 25-26)
Vampire Survivors (Dec. 19-25)
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)
To get free games from the Epic Store every week, you need to register and create an account.
To register as an Epic Store user, first go to Epic Games website. In the upper right corner, click the button Log in to the account 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 that you downloaded from the Epic Store, you have to play them through Epic’s launcher.