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

Looking for something new after running out of games to play? Or are you someone who will never turn down free stuff? There’s no shame in that, especially when you consider the threat of tariffs looming and video game prices rising. It makes sense why you would want to avoid spending a ton money on games when and where you could. If that sounds like you, then you’re in luck, because we’ve got just the place for you to check out — the Epic Games Store.

After Epic capitalized on the massive success of its battle royale game Fortnite, it launched its very own store in 2019. It only continues to grow and thrive, with Epic partnering with multiple top brands like Marvel, Star Wars and DC as well as celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan. Epic built its store to take on Valve’s Steam, but what makes it really special is that, unlike Steam, it gives away free games every week, including charming indie titles and big blockbuster AAA hits.

Begin by creating a free Epic Games account. After signing up, visit the free games section on the Epic Games Store each Thursday at 8 a.m. PT (11 a.m ET, 4 p.m BST) to discover weekly picks that feature both classic and new games.

Each week will be different, but you’re guaranteed to at least get one free game. Of course, there may be some breaks during holidays, but we’ll keep you updated about that if that ends up being the case. Sometimes, you may even get more than a couple of games per week if there’s a special occasion, such as the lead-up to Christmas, where games are released daily. And guess what the best part is? You can keep the game you download forever.

We have bad news for console gamers: The Epic Games Store is only for PC, so people who play on a console can’t access weekly free games. It also offers games for Mac, but some may not be compatible. Always check before downloading.

What’s the new free game in the Epic Games Store this week? (July 17 to July 24)

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Platinum Edition

If you ask anyone to name a great game franchise, we’re pretty sure that someone will mention Sid Meier’s Civilization. It’s not hard to see why, particularly if you’re someone who enjoys the chance to shape history and the cultures of the past in a meaningful way while partaking in strategic gameplay reminiscent of games like Age of Empires.

In Civilization VI, you become the leader of a culture from across history. You have to expand your civilization’s reach across the map by building cities, waging wars and unlocking research to advance your civilization into a new age. Though you can play the game by yourself, Civilization VI also offers multiplayer, which lets you compete with friends and others across the world. Who will be the better leader? Who will history remember? Only time will tell.

You can get Civilization VI as well as its six DLC packs and two expansions. That’s more than 100 hours of content, so if you’re someone who enjoys depth and richness, this is the perfect game for you.

Usually $80, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Platinum Edition is available for free via the Epic Games Store. At the time of writing, it has a review of 4.7 stars out of 5. Customers particularly enjoy the game’s commitment to educating players about history, as well as its easy-to-understand controls and gameplay.

What will be free in the Epic Games Store next week? (July 24 to July 31)

Legion TD 2

If your idea of a good time is defending your HQ and other areas from wave after wave of enemies, then you’ll want to sit up and pay attention to AutoAttack Games’ multiplayer and single-player tower defense game: Legion TD 2.

Possible to play in single player and multiplayer, players take control of a sizeable force that they can upgrade and train to expand and strengthen to defend their king and base. With endless waves of foes to hold off and over 100 unique fighters to choose from, players can pick and choose how they choose to combat the tides of battle, with each round offering new and brutal ways and war strategies from the enemy to overcome. With each round being so different, players will need to figure out the best way to deal with whatever the foe throws at them.

As we’ve said before, you can also play the game as a single-player campaign, but you’ll need an internet connection to do so. With this option, you can practice against the legions of enemies coming your way before you jump into multiplayer, with 2v2 and 4v4 matchmade games.

Usually $16, Legion TD 2 will be available for free via the Epic Games Store next week. At the time of writing, a review score is not available. However, on rival storefront Steam, its overall rating is ‘Very Positive’, with its most recent score being ‘Mostly Positive’.

Previous free games in the Epic Games Store

Curious whether your favorite game has been selected as part of Epic’s free game of the week in the past, or wondering what you’ve missed? We’ve got you covered.

Epic Games Store free games in 2025

• Legion TD 2 (July 24 to July 31)
• Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (July 17 to July 24)
• Figment 2: Creed Valley (July 10 to July 17)
• Sky Racket (July 10 to July 17)
• 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)