Epic Store Free Games Full List: What Game Is Free This Week? How to Claim Your Free Game

Epic Games Store has announced that its weekly free game giveaway will continue into 2020. Every Thursday at 11 a.m. ET, Epic will make one game free to download, and Newsweek will keep readers updated with which games are available each week.

To claim your free game, log in to your Epic Games account and simply click the "get" button on the free game to download it. Once you have downloaded the game, it is yours to keep.

In 2019, Epic Games gave away 73 games and players downloaded 200 million copies of free games, and Epic claimed that the free games averaged a score of 80 percent in reviews. Below is an updated list of the games made available for free download from the Epic Games store.

The Bridge (January 23-30, 2019)

The Bridge is an indie logic puzzle game made by The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild that forces players to "reevaluate their preconceptions of physics and perspective" in 48 puzzles.

OpenCritic gave the game a "Fair" rating and 47 percent of critics would recommend The Bridge, which is available to play on PC.

Horace (January 16-23, 2019)

Horace, by 505 games, is a story-driven platform game featuring 10 mini-games in which players complete tasks including reuniting Horace with his long-lost family and traveling through time and space to save mankind.

Horace is available to play on PC, and has a "Strong" rating on OpenCritic with 71 percent of critics recommending the game.

Sundered Eldritch Edition (January 9-16, 2019)

Sundered Eldritch Edition is a "chaotic hand-drawn Metroidvania" in which players either resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers. Explore the ever-changing world inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft and battle enemies in this challenging game by Thunder Lotus Games, the creators of Jotun.

Sundered is available to play on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, and is available to play as a local co-op. OpenCritic gave it a "Strong" rating and 87 percent of critics recommended the game .

Epic Store Full List of Free Games Given Away

The Bridge (January 23-30, 2019)

Horace (January 16-23, 2019)

Sundered Eldritch Edition (January 9-16, 2019)

Steep, Darksiders I Warmastered Edition, and Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition (January 1-9, 2020)

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (December 31, 2019-January 1, 2020)

Hello Neighbor (December 30-31, 2019)

The Talos Principle (December 29-30, 2019)

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun (December 29-29, 2019)

Hyper Light Drifter (December 27-28, 2019)

Faster Than Light (December 26-27, 2019)

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (December 25-26, 2019)

Celeste (December 24-25, 2019)

Ape Out (December 23-24, 2019)

Little Inferno (December 22-23, 2019)

Superhot (December 21-22, 2019)

TowerFall Ascension (December 20-21, 2019)

Into The Breach (December 19-20, 2019)

The Escapists and The Wolf Among Us (December 12-19, 2019)

Jotun: Valhalla Edition (December 6-12, 2019)

Rayman Legends (November 29-December 6, 2019)

Bad North (November 21-29, 2019)

The Messenger (November 14-21, 2019)

Nuclear Throne and Ruiner (November 7-14, 2019)

SOMA and Costume Quest (October 31-November 7, 2019)

Layers of Fear and Q.U.B.E. 2 (October 24-31, 2019)

Observer and Alan Wake's American Nightmare (October 17-24, 2019)

Surviving Mars and DLCs (Space Race and Resupply Pack) (October 10-17, 2019)

Minit (October 3-10, 2019)

Everything and Metro 2033: Redux (September 26-October 3, 2019)

Batman Arkham Collection (three games) and Lego Batman Trilogy (September 19-26, 2019)

Conarium (September 12-19, 2019)

The End is Nigh and Abzu (September 5-12, 2019)

Celeste and Inside (August 29-September 5, 2019)

Fez (August 22-29, 2019)

Hyper Light Drifter and Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden (August 15-22, 2019)

GNOG (August 8-15, 2019)

For Honor and Alan Wake (August 2-9, 2019)

Moonlighter and This War of Mine (July 25-August 2, 2019)

LIMBO (July 17-25, 2019)

Torchlight (July 11-18, 2019)

Overcooked! (July 4-11, 2019)

Last Day of June (June 27-July 4, 2019)

Rebel Galaxy (June 20-27, 2019)

Enter The Gungeon (June 13-20, 2019)

Kingdom: New Lands (June 6-13, 2019)

City of Brass (May 30-June 6, 2019)

RiME (May 23-30, 2019)

Stories Untold (May 16-30, 2019)

World of Goo (May 2-16, 2019)

Transistor (April 18-May 2, 2019)

The Witness (April 4-18, 2019)

Oxenfree (March 21-April 4, 2019)

Slime Rancher (March 7-21, 2019)

Thimbleweed Park (February 21-March 7, 2019)

Axiom Verge (February 7-21, 2019)

Jackbox Party Pack (January 24-February 7, 2019)

What Remains of Edith Finch (January 11-24, 2019)

Super Meat Boy (December 28, 2018-January 10, 2019)

Subnautica (December 12-27, 2018)

Credit for the historic list of free games available on Epic Games Store in 2019 goes to this Reddit thread in EpicGamesPC, cross referenced with this article by Pro Game Guides.

In 2019, Epic Games sold $680 million worth of games to 108 million PC customers. The most popular games Epic sold last year were World War Z, Satisfactory Early Access, Dauntless, Untitled Goose Game, The Outer Worlds, Borderlands 3, Metro Exodus, Tom Clancy's The Division 2, and Control.

As well as free games, fans can expect to see more exclusive games in the Epic Games Store, including Magic: The Gathering, Predator: Hunting Grounds, Auto Chess, Rogue Company, and Godfall, plus more cross-platform games for PC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, iOS, and Android.

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