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

Are you on the hunt for new games but are tired of running out of options? Or are you someone who always takes advantage of free stuff? We don’t blame you. With increasing game prices and tariffs on the rise, you’ll want to save money whenever possible. Thankfully, there’s a place you can go where you’re able to nab free stuff while also giving you the choice to purchase other affordable games. Enter: the Epic Games Store.

After the huge success of Fortnite, a battle royale game that partnered with major brands like Marvel, Star Wars and DC, Epic decided to take things even further. In 2019, it launched its very own store to compete with Valve’s Steam. Unlike Steam, it offers free games every week, ranging from adorable indie titles to big-budget AAA hits.

But how do you access these free games? Is there something you need to do first? We have the answers you’re looking for. First, create a free Epic Games account. Once you’ve finished signing up, check out 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 the picks of the week.

It’s important to know that the number of free games you receive each week may differ but you are always guaranteed to receive at least one. That said, there may be some breaks during holidays, or occasions where the games themselves are not revealed until the day of. There are also occasions, such as the lead-up to Christmas, where Epic releases new free games every single day. But you know what the best part is? These downloaded games are yours to keep — forever!

The Epic Games Store is exclusively available for PC, so console gamers cannot access the weekly free games offered there. Additionally, while the store also provides games for Mac, compatibility may vary. So make sure you verify the game can run on your device before you download it.

What’s the new free game in the Epic Games Store this week? (July 31 to Aug. 7)

Keylocker

If you’re a fan of rhythm and turn-based games, but also want to give a middle finger to the system, then you’ll want to pay attention to Keylocker.

Developed by Moonana Games and published by Serenity Forge, Keylocker is a Cyberpunk turn-based rhythm JRPG that puts players in the shoes of electric singer, B0B0. Only there’s just one teensy, eensy problem: They live in a world where music is outlawed. As a singer, you can see why that might be a kick in the teeth for ol’ B0B0.

Features include classic turn-based combat but with a rhythmic twist. You’ll have to master the timing of your shots, parries and blocks to kick your enemies to the curb. Better yet, there are zero random encounters, so you’ll be able to play through the game without having to worry about relentless grinding.

Keylocker also offers plenty of customization options. Not only are you able to change equipment, weapons and skills, but you’ll also be able to shape B0B0’s path in their own way, with unique skill trees and storylines depending on the choices you make throughout the game’s storyline. What’s not to like?

And if you’re looking for a game that you can play again and again with different choices, then look no further. Depending on the decisions you make, for example, befriending a citizen instead of betraying them, you can drastically change the course of the story for B0B0 and the other characters you meet along the way.

Usually $20, Keylocker is available free now via the Epic Games Store. 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.”

Pilgrims

If you’ve always wanted to travel and meet extraordinary people without actually leaving the house, then Amanita Design’s Pilgrims is just the game for you.

Pilgrims describes itself as an adventure game that thrives on “playfulness.” While you can easily finish the game in an hour or two, the real reward is meeting the numerous inhabitants you come across while playing. Each has their own unique trouble that they want your help in solving, but it’s not one solution that fits all sort of deal — you’ll need to explore to find out the many ways you can help others.

Amanita Design encourages players to replay Pilgrims more than once to get all 45 achievements and, let’s be honest, if you’re a sucker for a game with a cute hand-drawn style set in a unique and humorous world, why wouldn’t you want to jump in again and again?

Usually $6, Pilgrims is now available free via the Epic Games Store. At the time of writing, a review score is not available. However, on rival storefront Steam, its overall rating is “Overwhelmingly Positive,” with its most recent score being “Very Positive.”

What will be free in the Epic Games Store next week? (Aug. 7 to Aug. 14)

112 Operator

If you want one of the most stressful jobs in the world without the weight of actually having lives depending on you, then Jutsu Games’ emergency service simulator will be well-worth your time.

As an emergency number operator, it’s up to you to put out several fires at once (figuratively and literally) and ensure that people get the help they need. This can range from something as simple as sending the fire service to help Timmy rescue his kitty from a tree to dispatching an ambulance to assist people involved in a road accident.

If it sounds simple, let me reassure you that’s far from the case. While players can pick and choose the width and length of the area they cover (a small town versus a bustling city, for example), they also have to pay attention to several other factors when making those all-important calls. I’m talking about the weather, traffic and the changing of seasons. All of these have some level of added danger you need to be mindful of.

Players can also choose whether to play the game in its challenging Career Mode or put themselves through their paces in a more relaxed Free Game. The latter gives you more freedom to do whatever you wish, but the former allows you to move up the corporate ladder by issuing challenges that are fun but do enough to keep you on your toes.

Usually $25, 112 Operator is will be available free next week via the Epic Games Store. 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 also being “Very Positive.”

Road Redemption

Let’s be honest: Who hasn’t wanted to be part of a motorcycle gang, grab a bat and hit a lot of things? Well, now you can with Pixel Dash Studios’ racing-beat-em-up, Road Redemption.

Describing itself as an action racing game, Road Redemption is, in my humble opinion, much more than that. You, as the ultimate motorcyclist in this virtual world, are the leader of your gang and are tasked with leading your posse in an epic journey across the country. Only, as you might have expected, it isn’t quite as simple because other gangs are willing to try to take you out (and we don’t mean on a date) along the way.

Alongside racing cross-country, players will get the chance to take in multiple activities such as assassinations, robberies and other challenges. The downside is that you only have one life, so if some jerk hits you with a lead pipe and kills you dead, it’s game over … for a little while. With the experience you’ve earned collecting loot and doing jobs, you can upgrade your new character, bike and weapons.

Better yet, you don’t have to ride alone. Road Redemption also comes with four-player split-screen co-op, meaning you and your friends can ride out and deliver racing beat-em-up action together.

Usually $20, Road Redemption will be available free next week via the Epic Games Store. 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 also being “Very 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 have you covered.

Epic Games Store free games in 2025

• 112 Operator (Aug. 7 to Aug. 14)
• Road Redemption (Aug 7. to Aug. 14)
• Keylocker (July 31 to Aug. 7)
• Pilgrims (July 31 to Aug. 7)
• 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 May 29)
• Gigapocalypse (May 22 to May 29)
• Sifu (May 22 to May 29)
• Dead Island 2 (May 15 to May 22)
• Happy Game (May 15 to May 22)
• Touch Type Tale (May 8 to May 15)
• Deadtime Defenders (May 8 to May 15)
• Super Space Club (May 1 to May 8)
• Chuchel (April 24 to May 1)
• Albion Online (April 24 to May 1)
• Botanicula (April 17 to April 24)
• Firestone Online Idle RPG (April 17 to April 24)
• River City Girls (April 10 to April 17)
• Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (April 10 to April 17)
• Arcadgeddon (April 10 to April 17)
• Cat Quest II (April 3 to April 10)
• Cat Quest (March 27 to April 3)
• Neko Ghost, Jump (March 27 to April 3)
• Jurassic World Evolution 2 (March 20 to March 27)
• Mortal Shell (March 13 to March 20)
• World of Warships: Anniversary Party Favor DLC (March 13 to March 20)
• Them’s Fighting Herds (March 6 to March 13)
• Mages of Mystralia (Feb. 27 to March 6)
• World War Z Aftermath (Feb. 20 to Feb. 27)
• Garden Story (Feb. 20 to Feb. 27)
• F1 Manager 2024 (Feb. 13 to Feb. 20)
• Humankind (Feb. 6 to Feb. 13)
• Beyond Blue (Feb. 6 to Feb. 13)
• Undying (Jan. 30 to Feb. 6)
• Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery (Jan. 23 to Jan. 30)
• Escape Academy (Jan. 16 to Jan. 23)
• Turmoil (Jan. 9 to Jan. 16)
• Hell Let Loose (Jan. 2 to Jan. 9)
• Kingdom Come Deliverance (Jan. 1)

Epic Games Store free games in 2024

• Sifu (Dec. 31)
• [Redacted] (Dec. 30 to Dec. 31)
• Orcs Must Die 3 (Dec. 29 to Dec. 30)
• Kill Knight (Dec. 28 to Dec. 29)
• Hot Wheels Unleashed (Dec. 27 to Dec. 28)
• Ghostrunner 2 (Dec. 26 to Dec. 27)
• Control (Dec. 25 to Dec. 26)
• Dredge (Dec. 24 to Dec. 25)
• Darker and Darker: Legendary Status (Dec. 23 to Dec. 24)
• Wizard of Legend (Dec. 22 to Dec. 23)
• TerraTech (Dec. 21 to Dec. 22)
• Astrea: Six Sided Oracles (Dec. 20 to Dec. 21)
• Vampire Survivors (Dec. 19 to Dec. 20)
• The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (Dec. 12 to Dec. 19)
• Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Dec. 5 to Dec. 12)
• Brotato (Nov. 28 to Dec. 5)
• Beholder (Nov. 21 to Nov. 28)
• Castlevania Anniversary Collection; Snakebird Complete (Nov. 14 to Nov. 21)
• Apex Legends Ash Unlock Bundle; Deceive Inc (Nov. 7 to Nov. 14)
• Witch It; Ghostwire: Tokyo (Oct. 31 to Nov. 7)
• Moving Out (Oct. 24 to Oct. 31)
• Kardboard Kings; Invincible Presents: Atom Eve (Oct. 17 to Oct. 24)
• Empyrion: Galactic Survival; Outliver: Tribulations (Oct. 10 to Oct. 17)
• Bear and Breakfast (Oct. 3 to Oct. 10)
• The Spirit and The Mouse (Sept. 26 to Oct. 3)
• TOEM; The Last Stand: Aftermath (Sept. 19 to Sept. 26)
• Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland; Super Crazy Rhythm Castle (Sept. 12 to Sept. 19)
• Football Manager 2024; Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts (Sept. 5 to Sept. 12)
• Wild Card Football; Fallout: Classic Collection (Aug. 29 to Sept. 5)
• Gigantic: Rampage Edition; The Callisto Protocol (Aug. 22 to Aug. 29)
• Death’s Gambit: Afterlife (Aug. 15 to Aug. 22)
• Cygni: All Guns Blazing; DNF Duel (Aug. 8 to Aug. 15)
• Lumbearjack (Aug. 1 to Aug. 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 July 25)
• Floppy Knights (July 11 to July 18)
• The Falconeer (July 4 to July 11)
• Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition (June 27 to July 4)
• Rumble Club Free Game of the Week Bonus; Freshly Frosted (June 20 to June 27)
• Redout 2; Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (June 13 to June 20)
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns (June 6 to June 13)
• Chivalry 2 (May 30 to June 6)
• Farming Simulator 22 (May 23 to May 30)
• Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition (May 16 to May 23)
• Firestone Free Offer; Circus Electrique (May 9 to May 16)
• Orcs Must Die! 3, Cat Quest II (May 2 to May 9)
• Lisa: Definitive Edition, Industria (April 25 to May. 2)
• Town of Salem 2; The Big Con (April 18 to April 25)
• Ghostrunner (April 11 to April 18)
• Thief; The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition (April 4 to April 11)
• Islets (March 28 to April 4)
• Invincible Presents: Atom Eve; Call of the Wild: The Angler (March 21 to March 28)
• The Bridge; Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (March 14 to March 21)
• Astro Duel 2 (March 7 to March 14)
• Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield (Feb. 29 to March 7)
• Super Meat Boy Forever (Feb. 22 to Feb. 29)
• Dakar Desert Rally (Feb. 15 to Feb. 22)
• Lost Castle; Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (Feb. 8 to Feb. 15)
• Doors: Paradox (Feb. 1 to Feb. 8)
• Infinifactory (Jan. 25 to Feb. 1)
• Love (Jan. 18 to Jan. 25)
• Sail Forth (Jan. 11 to Jan. 18)
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Jan. 4 to Jan. 11)
• A Plague Tale: Innocence (Jan. 3 to Jan. 4)
• 20 Minutes Till Dawn (Jan. 2 to Jan. 3)
• Escape Academy (Jan. 1 to Jan. 2)

Epic Games Store free games of 2023

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

Epic Games Store free games of 2022

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