Free games were arguably one of the Epic Games Store’s main draws as it began carving itself as a storefront for PC titles over a year ago. With 73 titles in players’ libraries, the program was expected to end as 2020 rolled in.
However, after kicking off the new year with a fresh batch of new games, Epic Games has confirmed that the Epic Games Store’s free games program will extend into 2020. To help you keep track of each week’s titles, here’s our Epic Games Store Free Games List of 2020.
The Epic Games Store will continue offering free games in 2020 on a weekly basis, as it largely did prior to now. That being said, there have also been exceptions to this rule, notably in the final days of December, when free games were given out daily but also before that.
Epic Games Store Free Games List 2020
- Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
- Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
- Steep
- Sundered: Eldritch Edition
- Horace
- The Bridge
- Farming Simulator 2019
- Ticket to Ride
- Carcassonne
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance
- Aztez
- Faeria
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- InnerSpace
- GoNNER
- Offworld Trading Company
- A Short Hike
- Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
- Mutazione
- The Stanley Parable
- Watch Dogs
- Figment
- Tormentor X Punisher
- World War Z
- Totally Reliable Delivery Service
- Drawful
- Gone Home
- Hob
- Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
- Close to the Sun
- Just Cause 4
- Wheels of Aurelia
- For the King
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Crashlands
- Death Coming
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Sid Meier's Civilization VI
- Sludge Life
- Bordelands: The Handsome Collection
- Overcooked
- Ark: Survival Evolved
- Samurai Shodown Neogeo Collection
- Pathway
- Aer: Memories of Old
- Stranger Things 3: The Game
- Hue
- Killing Floor 2
- Lifeless Planet
- The Escapists 2
- Torchlight II
- Next Up Hero
- Tacoma
- 20XX
- Barony
- Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
- Wilmot's Warehouse
- 3 out of 10
- Remnant: From The Ashes
- The Alto Collection
- Total War Saga: Troy
- Enter the Gungeon
- God's Trigger
- Hitman (2016)
- Shadowrun Collection
- Into the Breach
- Railway Empire
- Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
- Stick it to The Man!
- Footbal Manager 2020
- Watch Dogs 2
- Roller Coaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition
- Pikuniku
- Abzu
- Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
- Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
- Kingdom New Lands
- Costume Quest 2
- Layers of Fear 2
- Blair Witch
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered
- Dungeons 3
- The Textorcist
- Elite Dangerous
- The World Next Door
- MudRunner
- Cave Story+
- Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition
- Tyranny: Gold Edition
- Cities: Skylines
- Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
- The Long Dark
- Defense Grid: The Awakening
- Alien: Isolation</a>
- Metro 2033 Redux
- Tropico 5
- Mystery Game
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We'll keep an eye out on any announcements and update our list of 2020 Epic Games Store free games as we learn anything new.
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition
Free on the Epic Games Store: January 1 - January 9
Darksiders: Warmastered Edition follows War, a horseman of the Apocalypse tricked into starting the end times prematurely. Brought before the Charred Council, overseers of balance, he's given a shot at redemption as long as he uncovers the truth and punishes those responsible. The Warmastered Edition comes with improvements such as 4K support, doubled texture resolution, re-rendered cutscenes, optimized framerate and more.
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
Free on the Epic Games Store: January 1 - January 9
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition focuses on Death's efforts to redeem War's name after he sets the Apocalypse in motion before its time. Taking cues from Diablo, the title gives players the option of equipping Death with different weapons and sets of armor as he travels across a vast world. The Deathinitive Edition comes with every piece of Darksiders II DLC, rebalanced loot and balancing, improved and reworked graphics, alongside a native 1080p resolution.
Steep
Free on the Epic Games Store: January 1 - January 9
2020's third Epic Games Store free game is a departure from the other two games it was accompanied by. Steep trades the end times for winter sports and a massive open world. Featuring skiing, snowboarding, wingsuiting, and more, Steep lets players tackle various challenges across its open-world at their own pace and both on their own and in co-op.
Sundered: Eldritch Edition
Free on the Epic Games Store: January 9 - January 16
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is a Lovecraftian metroidvania that follows Eshe, a wanderer facing all manners of eldritch abominations in a procedurally-generated, hand-drawn, ruined world. The Eldritch Edition adds local co-op so you can tackle the game's horrors alongside up to three other friends, new area, quests, and more.
Horace
Free on the Epic Games Store: January 16 - January 23
Taking inspiration from classic platformers, two-man project Horace tells, across its 15 hours, a heartfelt story of a small robot on its journey towards self-discovery. Players will encounter various 2D platforming challenges, metroidvania-inspired unlocks, minigames and quite a few popular culture references.
The Bridge
Free on the Epic Games Store: January 23 - January 30
The Bridge is a puzzle game described as "Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher" thanks to its focus on manipulating gravity and impossible architectures. Its hand-drawn, black-and-white aesthetic gives it a melancholic old-timey vibe that, somehow, perfectly fits the game's 48 puzzles. As you progress through its levels the difficulty also increases. Error, however, doesn't mark the end of your journey, as you can always rewind time and give puzzles another try.
Farming Simulator 2019
Free on the Epic Games Store: January 30 - February 6
Farming Simulator 19 lets you test your mettle at being a farmer. It's right there in the title, isn't it? Instead of filling the shoes of an over-the-top hero, you'll drive various vehicles and machines faithfully recreated after their real-life counterparts, grow crops and tend to livestock. Farming Simulator 19 also lets you ride horses, for the first time in the series, and brings other improvements such as a complete overhaul of its graphics engine. And, if you're worried that farming by yourself can get a tad lonely, you can have up to 15 other players keeping you company.
Ticket to Ride
Free on the Epic Games Store: February 6 - February 13
Ticket to Ride is the official digital adaptation of the popular boardgame. Although it does have a competitive side, focusing on linking your cities faster than the other players, blocking their lines and taking over routes before they do, the digital version retains the family friendly nature of the physical game. Ticket to Ride features a singleplayer mode alongside local and online multiplayer.
Carcassonne
Free on the Epic Games Store: February 6 - February 13
Joining Ticket to Ride as a freebie, Carcassonne is the digital adaptation of the classic tile-placement board game. Featuring a 3D map, it tasks players with connecting different types of tiles in such a way that tiles of the same type connect to each other (e.g. cities to cities, roads to roads). Various followers can then be used to earn points from specific areas on the map.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Free on the Epic Games Store: February 13 - February 20
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an open-world, story-driven RPG with a focus on realism that sends players to 15th century Bohemia. You step into the shoes of Henry, the son of a humble blacksmith, who quickly finds himself in the middle of events bigger than the simple life he was used to. Starting out, the protagonist isn't capable of a lot but through patience and training Henry can become a veritable knight. Kingdom Come: Deliverance takes attention to detail seriously. You equip various armor pieces, each with its own stats. Attack effectiveness depends on the type of weapon used, the enemy's armor and the area you strike. You need to keep yourself fed, hydrated and sleep when you're tired. Even potion brewing requires you go through several steps mirroring real-life. Lastly, developer Warhorse Studio went out of its way to replicate real-life 15th century Bohemia in-game by looking at historical maps and documents.
Aztez
Free on the Epic Games Store: February 13 - February 20
Aztez is a brutal beat 'em up that marries a strategic layer in which you deploy units on a 2D map to gain control of different areas of the empire with intense side-scrolling combat. In battles, you can choose from 8 different weapons, each with their own moveset and combos. Aztez might be deceptively simple on the surface, but once you crack its combo system, you'll be able to perform lengthy chains of attacks and handle several opponents with ease. The title doesn't skimp on its presentation either, its effective visual style combining black-and-white characters and locations with red splatters of blood that burst out with every successful hit.
Faeria
Free on the Epic Games Store: February 20 - February 27
Faeria is a collectible card game that mixes deck building and strategic card battles with a living board. In order to deploy and attack using your cards, you first have to lay down and connect hexes that feature different types of terrain. Faeria also lets you unlock new cards through purchasing DLC expansions instead of relying on randomized microtransactions. Like most other card games, Faeria does have a multiplayer component although, if battling real opponents isn't your cup of tea, you can always try out its 100+ hours of solo content, co-operative missions and puzzles.
Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
Free on the Epic Games Store: February 20 - February 27
Assassin's Creed Syndicate was the final entry in the series before it took a year-long break and returned partially reinvented. Syndicate throws players in 1868's London, giving them control of either Jacob or Evie Frye, as they seek to undermine the Templars' efforts during the height of the Industrial Revolution. New gadgets like the Rope Launcher ease navigation while various gang activities let players gradually take control of London's seven districts.
InnerSpace
Free on the Epic Games Store: February 27 - March 5
InnerSpace is a relaxing exploration-focused flying game which lets you discover its world of inside-out planets that had their gravity reversed. As you soar through its skies and traverse its forgotten oceans, you uncover relics, wandering gods and lost civilizations but also new airframes which alter the way your ship controls.
GoNNER
Free on the Epic Games Store: March 5 - March 12
GoNNER is a procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements that emphasizes difficulty. While death is a common occurence, the title's story is quite wholesome, following altruistic protagonist Ikk as he tries to cheer up Sally, the giant landbound whale that's also his only friend, by finding the right trinket.
Offworld Trading Company
Free on the Epic Games Store: March 5 - March 12
Offworld Trading Company takes players to a colonized Mars and tasks them with becoming a titan of industry. Rather than military might, you'll have to make the right decisions when it comes to which resources to exploit and use market manipulation to come ahead of your corporate competitors. With multiple resources to choose from, diplomatic ties to forge or break, and various CEO types – each with their own traits and abilities –, the title brings a good dose of replayability to the table.
A Short Hike
Free on the Epic Games Store: March 12 - March 19
A Short Hike is a relaxing exploration-based experience in which you chart an island at your own pace. The title lets you pick your path and is no stranger to impressive vistas. Along the way, you'll also encounter fellow hikers with which you can chat, potentially helping each other with valuable information.
Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
Free on the Epic Games Store: March 12 - March 19
In Anodyne 2: Return to Dust, you play as a Nano Cleaner who must set out in search of sick islanders and shrink inside their bodies to get rid of the Nano Dust infecting them. The title shifts between a 3D perspective when exploring the island and a 2D perspective when chasing of Nano Dust and battling enemies, all rendered using visuals that reminisce of the PS1 and N64 era.
Mutazione
Free on the Epic Games Store: March 12 - March 19
Mutazione is an adventure game that focuses on the journey of 15-year-old Kai, who travels to the community of Mutazione in an attempt to nurse her dying grandfather. Mutazione is built on the remains of a tropical holiday resort struck by a meteor 100 years prior to the events of the game, its inhabitants developing various mutations. The title weaves small-town drama and customizable gardens with an endearing tale.
The Stanley Parable
Free on the Epic Games Store: March 19 - March 26
The Stanley Parable is a first-person exploration game that started out as a Half-Life 2 mod before becoming its own thing. At a glance, it might look like an average walking simulator, however, as you follow its different branching paths – obeying or disobeying the narrator's suggestions – and reach its various endings, you're inevitably faced with an excellent commentary on both player choice and decision-making in games.
Watch Dogs
Free on the Epic Games Store: March 19 - March 26
Watch Dogs is a third-person open-world action-adventure title that puts players in the role of capable hacker Aiden Pearce. Set in modern day, hyper-connected Chicago, the title lets players remotely manipulate the city's various systems to help Aiden track down and deal with the people who hurt his family in between or during bouts of more traditional gunfights, brawls and car chases.
Figment
Free on the Epic Games Store: March 26 - April 2
Figment is a surreal action-adventure taking place inside the human mind. As Dusty, the disillusioned voice of courage, players must travel to different sections of the mind and uncover why, after a period of silence, thoughts have begun to spring up again. Aside from the dynamic between the grumpy Dusty and his optimistic companion, Piper, Figment stands out through the way in which it weaves music into gameplay.
Tormentor X Punisher
Free on the Epic Games Store: March 26 - April 2
Tormentor X Punisher is a top-down twin-stick shooter in which you kill lots of demons. Anything from lowly grunts to bosses and the player character can be killed in one shot, while reloading your machinegun is done by firing your shotgun. While vulnerable, bosses will try to stop you by summoning various traps. Opponents, in general, are said to adjust to your playstyle which you counteract by unlocking various upgrades through unique kills. Should the slaughter get too lonely, you can also call upon a friend in local co-op.
World War Z
Free on the Epic Games Store: March 26 - April 2
World War Z is a third-person co-op shooter which pits players against undead hordes. The game boasts six playable classes, ranging from the melee-focused Slasher to the crowd-controlling Hellraiser or the helpful Medic, which players can use both in the story-driven campaigns as well as the PvPvE mode which pits them against both AI-controlled zombies and other human players.
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
Free on the Epic Games Store: April 1 - April 8
Totally Reliable Delivery Service mixes the age-old craft of delivering packages with a hefty serving of wacky ragdoll physics. Players get to try their hand at delivering packages using cars, helicopters and fire extinguishers as means of transport, all while dealing with unpredictable physics. You also don't have to go at it alone, the title launching with support for both local and online multiplayer.
Drawful
Free on the Epic Games Store: April 1 - April 8
Drawful 2 is a fun party game for between 3 and 8 players which tasks one player with drawing whatever comes to their mind. The others then chime in with their guesses, which become multiple-choice wrong answers before the audience watching the terrible spectacle unfold have their shot at guessing the real answers.
Gone Home
Free on the Epic Games Store: April 2 - April 9
Gone Home focuses on a protagonist that upon returning home from a year abroad finds their house empty. An exploration-focused adventure game devoid of pressure and puzzles, Gone Home reveals its personal stories to those taking the time to carefully explore the several rooms of the house.
Hob
Free on the Epic Games Store: April 2 - April 9
Runic Games' final title, Hob, departs from the studio's usual ARPG fare, taking on the guise of an action-adventure. The title focuses on a protagonist wielding a gauntlet that not only lets them complete platforming puzzles and dispatch opponents but also repair a dying world by transforming vast portions of the environment. It's not uncommon to raise or lower entire portions of the world, thus opening new paths for exploration.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Free on the Epic Games Store: April 9 - April 16
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments puts players in the shoes of the famous detective tasked with solving six cases that involve murders, missing persons, thefts and even stepping into the realms of the fantastic. Players can choose between following the law or their own moral compass as they employ Sherlock's 14 skills while investigating, interrogating suspects, forming deductions and naming culprits.
Close to the Sun
Free on the Epic Games Store: April 9 - April 16
Close to the Sun is an adventure game set in 1897 on a ship belonging to Nikola Tesla and which houses the greatest scientific minds of the times. Players step into the shoes of journalist Rose Archer whose search for her sister, Ada, brings her to the Helios. As she steps in, however, she soon discovers that the number of dead bodies and messages written in blood on the walls far outweighs the number of scientific experiments taking place.
Just Cause 4
Free on the Epic Games Store: April 16 - April 23
Just Cause 4 is the latest in Avalanche Studios' series of sandbox titles that glorifies mayhem in all its forms. As expected, Rico Rodriguez is at it again, leading a rebellion against the dictator controlling the island of Solis and his armies of very expendable troops. The title not only evolves Rico's grappling hook even further, but also adds extreme weather to the mix which can see massive tornados ravaging the island.
Wheels of Aurelia
Free on the Epic Games Store: April 16 - April 23
Wheels of Aurelia is a narrative-driven title focusing on restless protagonist Lella as she goes on a road trip across Italy's western coast. Players can expect short, intense playthroughs that last for about fifteen minutes and which, depending on their choices, can put them in vastly different scenarios leading up to one of the game's 16 endings.
For the King
Free on the Epic Games Store: April 23 - April 30
For the King mixes tabletop and rogue-like elements, facing parties of heroes with procedurally generated maps, quests, and events, as well as turn-based combat. Their adventures contribute to stabilizing the realm of Fahrul following the murder of its king. Players can see what Fahrul has to offer on their own as well as in local or online co-op.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Free on the Epic Games Store: April 30 - May 7
A staple of the survival horror genre, Amnesia: The Dark Descent is an hanuting, atmospheric title that has you exploring an ancient castle while being hunted by an unfathomable foe. Alongside this external danger, players also have to face protagonist Daniel's troubled memories as they keep him sane and see him through his nightmare.
Crashlands
Free on the Epic Games Store: April 30 - May 7
Crashlands follows Flux Dabes, a galactic trucker whose shipment gets derailed by alien menace Hewgodooko, leaving him stranded on an alien planet. Flux's journey towards retrieving his packages see him taming the local fauna, learning recipes, crafting better items and, eventually, building his own base. As you visit the world's three continents, you end up encountering four different races whose characters are eager to share their stories with you, should you let them.
Death Coming
Free on the Epic Games Store: May 7 - May 14
In Death Coming, you play the role of a Reaper who, unfortunately, can't claim his victims directly due to a pesky Free Will Clause. The non-linear puzzle game tasks players with observing the behavior of their targets and make use of environmental objects to indirectly end their lives. Executing plans can prove challenging, given how you're not just going against a reactive AI that alters its routine when it spots danger but also Agents of Light who actively seek to foil your plans.
Grand Theft Auto V
Free on the Epic Games Store: May 14 - May 21
The insanely popular five-year-old Grand Theft Auto V was hyped up as a mystery game before taking the Epic Games Store servers down as soon as it became free, loads of fans wanting to redeem their copy. The title showcases Rockstar's mastery at creating open-world games, featuring a massive map with diverse locales, three playable characters and an engaging story with top-notch writing. As is the series' norm, you'll also find a huge array of potential activities from wreaking havoc in a tank or robbing banks to playing tennis or simply driving around, taking in the gorgeous sights.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Free on the Epic Games Store: May 21 - May 28
Sid Meier's Civilization VI is the latest installment in the popular historical 4X strategy series. In it, players guide one of several civilizations from the Stone Age to the Industrial Age while looking to come out on top. One of Civ 6's major additions is the ability to build districts on the map tiles surrounding cities, resulting in realms that visibly expand across the map. The title also adopted a slightly more cartoonish visual style which, alongside its tutorial, makes for a more newbie-friendly 4X title that doesn't sacrifice depth or personality.
Sludge Life
Free on the Epic Games Store: May 28, 2020 - May 28, 2021 (you read that right, a whole year)
In Sludge Life you play as GHOST, a tagger who's eyeing the title of graffiti elite. An open-world title that lets you "stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it", Sludge Life not only has a dedicated fart button but is also the first game to be available for free on the Epic Games Store for an entire year.
Bordelands: The Handsome Collection
Free on the Epic Games Store: May 28 - June 4
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection takes players through Handsome Jack's entire story across Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and all their DLC. That makes for hundreds of hours of looting and shooting alongside two different casts of Vault Hunters and an ocean of guns. Although they lack Borderlands 3's quality of life features, both titles are worth playing through at least once, especially if you can get a couple of friends to party up with you.
Overcooked
Free on the Epic Games Store: June 4 - June 11
Overcooked is a couch co-op title in which up to four players must do their best to prepare, cook and serve meals. The road to becoming a master chef is paved with lots of chaos (and hillarious failure) as you learn to create new meals, deal with different level layouts and coordinate with other, equally incompetent, chefs.
Ark: Survival Evolved
Free on the Epic Games Store: June 11 - June 18
Ark: Survival Evolved has all the trappings of open-world survival titles, from feeding and hydrating your character to building bases and farming resources, yet stands out immediately thanks to its dinosaur taming and breeding feature. Once tamed, you can issue them commands or use them as mounts. Who doesn't want to ride on top of a Pterodactyl? Fancy a specific type of dinosaur? Ark also lets you breed them.
Samurai Shodown Neogeo Collection
Free on the Epic Games Store: June 11 - June 18
The Samurai Shodown Neogeo Collection bring seven Samurai Shodown titles to PC, starting with the original game released in 1993. Interestingly enough, the collection also feature the unreleased Samurai Shodown V Perfect, which is described as "mysterious final version of SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL".
Pathway
Free on the Epic Games Store: June 18 - 25
Set in 1936, Pathway is a turn-based strategy game that blends approachable combat encounters with a randomized map which features choose-your-own adventure stories. The game's five campaigns see players unlocking 16 characters while exploring North African temples, all in an effort to reach their hidden treasures and secrets before the Nazis do.
Aer: Memories of Old
Free on the Epic Games Store: June 25 - July 2
A relaxing journey through a shattered world, Aer: Memories of Old lets you switch between human and bird form and fly freely between its many islands in the sky. Talking to their inhabitants and delving on foot into old temples reveals more about the world's past.
Stranger Things 3: The Game
Free on the Epic Games Store: June 25 - July 2
Stranger Things 3: The Game is an isometric action-adventure game meant as a companion to the TV show. Players get to control pixelated version of the show's popular characters as they play through the events in its third season and "much more".
Hue
Free on the Epic Games Store: July 2 - July 9
Puzzle-adventure Hue is set in a grey land filled with dangers. As you search for your missing mother, you'll encounter various obstacles that can be overcome by changing the world's background color to match them. The game also features full colorblind support, in the form of symbols used as color aids.
Killing Floor 2
Free on the Epic Games Store: July 9 - July 16
Killing Floor 2 is a gory co-op-focused first-person shooter in which players clash with waves of zombies, each slash and shot sending blood, limbs or entrails flying through the air. If AI zombies aren't enough, the game also features a Versus mode in which players take control of more powerful zombie types.
Lifeless Planet
Free on the Epic Games Store: July 9 - July 16
Lifeless Planet is a third-person action-adventure in which you play as an astronaut sent to explore a planet reportedly filled with life. Upon arriving, you discover a Soviet-era Russian Town in the middle of a barren wasteland where he meets a woman with a strange power. Using a jet-pack and mobile robotic arm, players must explore and solve puzzles in an attempt to figure out what happened on the planet.
The Escapists 2
Free on the Epic Games Store: July 9 - July 16
The Escapists 2 is a game about breaking out of the toughest prisons in the world. To escape, you'll need to make use of and combine everyday objects into new ones useful to your plan, all while following prison rules to not attract attention towards yourself. The sequel introduces a new brawling system, for when stealth isn't an option or a distraction is needed, which emphasizes blocking, chaining attacks and strafing around your foes.
Torchlight II
Free on the Epic Games Store: July 16 - July 23
Torchlight II is a hack and slash RPG that expands upon the original as any traditional sequel would. Players get four classes to play as instead of three, more skills for character builds, a bigger world and a more fleshed out story but also features that made the original stand out like pets that can sell unwanted items as you continue to battle foes.
Next Up Hero
Free on the Epic Games Store: July 23 - July 30
Next Up Hero is a colorful, cartoonish, hand-drawn dungeon crawler in which you go against many nasty beasties. When you die, your echo remains in the world, making it possible for other players to summon it to their aid. You can do so with other players' echoes, having up to 20 AI followers. If you're more of a builder than a fighter, the dungeon maker mode lets you create your own dungeons and see if other players can complete them.
Tacoma
Free on the Epic Games Store: July 23 - July 30
Tacoma is an adventure game from the makers of Gone Home in which you explore a space station, uncovering what happened to its crew. As you witness reconstructed conversations between digital versions of the people that were once on board, you begin to piece together what happened to each of them as they faced inevitable disaster. Complementing your high tech tools is classic, old-school investigation which sees you going through drawers, documents, and other objects to learn more about each character and their personality.
20XX
Free on the Epic Games Store: July 30 - August 6
20XX is a roguelike action-platformer that channels Megaman while doing its own thing. Whether you tackle it alone or alongside a friend in both local and online co-op, you'll get lots of 2D side-scrolling action, randomized levels and 100 powerups which will help make your character more powerful as it takes on enemies and powerful bosses.
Barony
Free on the Epic Games Store: July 30 - August 6
A first-person roguelike with a retro-inspired pixel-art graphical style, Barony lets you pick between 13 classes before delving into its dangerous dungeons. Once inside, you'll have to fight all manners of monsters and do your best to avoid sneaky traps as you seek loot that empowers your character and lets you tweak their stats. If going in alone sounds a bit too scary, you can head in alongside up to three other players.
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Free on the Epic Games Store: July 30 - August 6
In Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP, you take on the role of a wandering warrior monk who, in order to solve her "woeful errand", must employ both sword and wit to get through the battles that lay ahead and solve musical puzzles. A slower, more relaxed adventure, the game's combination of stunning pixel art and enthralling soundtrack makes it stand out among its indie peers.
Wilmot's Warehouse
Free on the Epic Games Store: August 6 - August 13
Wilmot's Warehouse is a puzzle game in which you must push, sort and stack items in a warehouse to keep it running efficiently. As square-shaped employee Wilmot, you need to arrange items as best you can so that, when people request particular things, you can easily find and send them down the service hatch.
3 out of 10, EP 1: "Welcome To Shovelworks"
Free on the Epic Games Store: August 6 - August 13
3 out of 10, EP 1: "Welcome To Shovelworks" is the first of five episodes in what developer Terrible Posture Games calls "the world's first playable sitcom". Focusing on fictional video game developer Shovelwork Games, the title features narrative-driven minigames that take players through the lives of several developers, all while aiming to put a smile on players' faces. All five episodes in the game's first season will be free, a new one being released each Thursday until September 3.
Remnant: From The Ashes
Free on the Epic Games Store: August 13 - August 20
Remnant: From The Ashes is a third-person survival action shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by evil creatures from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, players take the fight to the invading creatures to push back the tide and earn loot and upgrade materials. Although you can fight on your own, teaming up with up to two other players increases your chances of survival.
The Alto Collection
Free on the Epic Games Store: August 13 - August 20
The Alto Collection is a package containing Alto's Adventure and Alto's Odyssey, both popular mobile endless runner games. Taking players on either a snowboarding or sandboarding adventure, the two games feature over 120 levels, 360 goals, 7 unique characters alongside some very beautiful visuals. The games come to PC with full controller support and online leaderboards.
Total War Saga: Troy
Free between August 13 at 2 PM BST and August 14 at 2 PM BST
Total War Saga: Troy is not just the first title bearing the Total War name on the Epic Games Store but also the first to be given away for free as soon as it releases. Players picking it up can play through the Trojan War as both Greeks and Trojans. The title mixes real-time battles, in which players can make use of mythic units resembling mythological creatures, and empire management which is key for developing captured territory.
Enter the Gungeon
Free on the Epic Games Store: August 20 - August 27
If you've kept track of the Epic Games Store's free games last year, it's possible that you already have Enter the Gungeon in your library, as it was already given away at no cost. Nonetheless, if you've recently hopped on board or missed it the first time around, you'll be able to pick it up once more and see what its intense brand of pixelated bullet hell dungeon crawling is all about.
God's Trigger
Free on the Epic Games Store: August 20 - August 27
God's Trigger is a top-down shooter that follows a team comprised of an angel and a demon that's hellbent on stopping the apocalypse by leaving as much blood behind them as possible. To paint levels red, whether in singleplayer or co-op alongside a friend, you'll employ a variety of ranged and melee weaponry alongside the special skills that each character brings with them.
Hitman
Free on the Epic Games Store: August 27 - September 3
2016's Hitman revitalized the series by introducing expertly designed sandbox locations set in different locations across the globe. Stepping into the shoes of Agent 47, players have to get the lay of the land, observe the different characters' routines and figure out how they can play into completing each mission. The multiple approaches available in each level emphasize replayability without locking players into doing things stealthly at all times.
Shadowrun Collection
Free on the Epic Games Store: August 27 - September 3
The Shadowrun Collection is an easy way to get your hands on the three modern turn-based RPGs released by Harebrained Schemes between 2013 and 2015. Set in a universe in which cyberpunk and magic coexist, the games put you in control of squads of characters belonging to different classes that specialize in various activities, from hacking and spellcasting to excelling at using high-tech guns or more traditional melee weapons. The collection's three distinct stories take place in Seattle, Berlin and Hong Kong, letting players choose their paths, friends and foes.
Into the Breach
Free on the Epic Games Store: September 3 - September 10
Into the Breach is an excellent example of doing so much with so little. A turn-based strategy game that takes place on 8x8 boards, it puts you in control of a team of mechs tasking you with saving the world form monsters. As you move to clear the board you also need to do your best and save civilian buildings. This, alongside the board's small size and different mech and monster abilities, create matches in which you're actively considering your available moves and checking for combos that could get rid of opponents while reducing the damage you take. Even if the opponents' attacks are always telegraphed, you will inevitably fail. However, this just means you can hop back in, potentially with a new mech squad, and try again on a randomly generated set of levels.
Railway Empire
Free on the Epic Games Store: September 10 - September 17
Railway Empire is a train management sim that puts you in control of all aspects of building a – you guessed it – railway empire. From laying down complex networks of rail to buying or building your own railway stations, factories, and attractions, you'll have plenty to plan and look after. You'll also need to purchase trains from a total of 40 different models, hire and manage workforce but also keep developing technology to keep up or race ahead of your competitors.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Free on the Epic Games Store: September 10 - September 17
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a narrative-driven adventure game which takes players across a "folkloric Depression era United States", focusing on listening to and re-telling stories. During your travels, you encounter strangers who tell you different stories. You can then re-tell these stories to other strangers, pairing the right ones with their needs and personality uncovering new ones that tap into these characters' lives. Thus, stories essentially become a currency of sorts. The game lets you take things at your own pace and, on top of great writing, features a rather unique graphical style alongside a beautiful soundtrack.
Stick it to The Man!
Free on the Epic Games Store: September 17 - September 24
Stick it to The Man! is a 2D side-scroller in which you play as Ray, a hard hat tester who wakes up with a purple arm sticking out of his brain after a strange accident. This newfound companion lets him alter the world around him to solve puzzles, defeat opponents and, ultimately, stick it to "The Man" who framed him with a crime he didn't commit.
Football Manager 2020
Free on the Epic Games Store: September 17 - September 24
Football Manager 2020 puts you at the helm of one of 2,500 football clubs from across the world, giving you free rein over its operations. From scouting and training young players to deciding upon your squad's composition and tactics, you get to handle all manners of managerial aspects that go into not just maintaining a football team but also seeing it succeed.
Watch Dogs 2
Free on the Epic Games Store: September 17 - September 24
Watch Dogs 2 is an open-world action-adventure game that focuses on hacker group Dedsec's fight against ctOS 2.0, an operating system used to manipulate San Francisco's citizens. As young hacker Marcus Holloway you can freely roam across the city, making use of your growing array of skills and gadgets to further your plans.
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition
Free on the Epic Games Store: September 24 - October 1
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition marks the return of the classic coaster park sim. Featuring all the content in the main game alongside its Soaked! and Wild! expansions, the Complete Edition also includes enhanced visuals, widescreen support and an increased level of compatibility with newer PC hardware.
Pikuniku
Free on the Epic Games Store: October 1 - October 8
Pikuniku melds absurdity with puzzles, platforming and exploration, putting players in control of a protagonist whose main way of interacting with the world around him involves kicking stuff repeatedly. A game that lets players progress at their own pace, it's as much silly cartoon as it is a homage to older titles like Mario.
Abzu
Free on the Epic Games Store: October 8 - October 15
Abzu is a relaxing, conflict-free adventure game which lets you explore one of the most beautiful oceans that the medium has to offer. Along the way, you'll swim alongside different species of fish and uncover the underwater world's mysteries, all while solving environmental puzzles.
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Free on the Epic Games Store: October 8 - October 15
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam takes the series focus on realism and applies it to the Vietnam War, letting players experience the conflict from both sides. Its 64-player battles take place over more than 20 maps, combatants having access to 50 weapons, 4 flyable helicopters but also mines, traps and tunnels as means to best their opponents. Teamwork, however, is more important than all of the available tools, as coordinated pushes and defenses can make the difference between winning or losing.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Free on the Epic Games Store: October 15 - October 22
With Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs free, players can fully catch up on the series ahead of Rebirth's launch. Following wealthy industrialist Oswald Mandus, a man plagued by visions and struggling to save his children, the second game emphasizes atmosphere while not holding back on gore.
Kingdom: New Lands
Free on the Epic Games Store: October 15 - October 22
Kingdom: New Lands is a 2D side-scrolling "micro strategy game" in which you play as a monarch that's struggling to build their kingdom. As you can't do everything alone, you set off to explore the world and recruit followers all while protecting about the Greed that attacks at night.
Costume Quest 2
Free on the Epic Games Store: October 22 - October 29
Landing just at the right time, Costume Quest 2 follows the adventures of siblings Wren and Reynold who, alongside their friends must save Halloween. Harnessing the powers of their Halloween costumes, you'll help them overcome challenges both in real-time, while exploring the game's world, but also in JRPG-inspired turn-based combat.
Layers of Fear 2
Free on the Epic Games Store: October 22 - October 29
On a considerably less light-hearted note, Layers of Fear 2 is a first-person psychological horror game that puts players in the role of a Hollywood actor. Taking on the lead role in a film shot aboard an ocean liner, you soon grow to discover that not all is what it seems. True to deveveloper Bloober Team's previous output, the game features its fair share of creepy moments and twisted imagery.
Blair Witch
Free on the Epic Games Store: October 29 - November 5
Blair Witch continues the series of Epic Games Store freebies suited for Halloween. A first-person psychological horror game, it puts you in the shoes of Ellis, a former police officer that joins the search for a missing child. This sends him into the Black Hills Forest which just so happens to be cursed. Accompanied on this journey by his canine friend, he doesn't just have to face the reality-warping forest but also his past.
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered
Free on the Epic Games Store: October 29 - November 5
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered gives the 2009 title a new sheen while letting players take to the streets of New York as the original team, putting their proton packs to good use. With a story written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, it's a pretty cool opportunity to dip back into the beloved universe just around Halloween.
Dungeons 3
Free on the Epic Games Store: November 5 - November 12
Dungeons 3 is a dungeon sim in which you play as an evil overlord carefully building their underground dungeon and army of minions. Once you've set up your unholy home with different buildings and defensive traps to guard against pesky intruders, you take your forces above ground to invade the overworld. The third game in the series features a singleplayer campaign that spans 20 missions, randomized levels, a co-op mode and more.
The Textorcist
Free on the Epic Games Store: November 12 - November 19
The Textorcist counts among the more unusual entries on the list thanks to its blend of bullet hell and typing elements. As a private exorcist, you must deal with a demonic outbreak by convincing the nasty beasties that returning back to where they came from is the best thing they can do. Succeeding involves typing exorcisms while dodging insane attack flurries that quickly fill the screen with projectiles in what quickly becomes a strangely intense gameplay loop.
Elite Dangerous
Free on the Epic Games Store: November 19 - November 26
Elite: Dangerous is a massive space sim set in a connected galaxy that features the Milky Way's 400 billion star systems. Whether in singleplayer or online, players start off with a small ship and few credits to their name, but have the freedom of choosing their own path. You can, for example, become a determined explorer, thrive of the adrenaline of combat, or haul cargo from place to place. Recently, the game's Horizons expansion was added to the base game, meaning that you get everything that the title has to offer before Odyssey lets you explore planets while on foot next year.
The World Next Door
Free on the Epic Games Store: November 19 - November 26
The World Next Door brings forth a mixture of visual novel, action and match 3 gameplay while telling the story of Jun, a rebellious teenager seeking to escape the parallel realm which has her trapped before she runs out of time.
MudRunner
Free on the Epic Games Store: November 26 - December 3
MudRunner is a driving game that focuses on the off-road experience. If you've ever dreamt of guiding large all-terrain vehicles across challenging Siberian landscapes but the prospect of doing so in real life always seemed daunting, this is an excellent – and considerably cleaner – alternative.
Cave Story+
Free on the Epic Games Store: December 3 - December 10
Cave Story+ is a 2D action-adventure game that harkens back to the 8- and 16-bit titles of old. It features an amnesiac protagonist who must "run, jump, shoot, fly and explore" Mimiga Island in order to thwart the plans of an evil scientist.
Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition
Free on the Epic Games Store: December 10 - December 17
Pillars of Eternity: Definitive Edition is the first of Obsidian Entertainment's contributions to the revival of the cRPG, as Baldur's Gate and its kin popularized it. Welcoming to both veterans of the subgenre and newcomers, Pillars is set in an universe of Obsidian's making that makes it easy to lose tens, if not hundreds, of hours discovering its locations, engaging with its deep story, learning about its different cultures and mythology but also experimenting with its several character classes and party composition options. The Definitive Edition also includes Part I and II of The White March expansion.
Tyranny: Gold Edition
Free on the Epic Games Store: December 10 - December 17
Tyranny: Gold Edition followed Pillars of Eternity and, although they're both cRPGs made by Obsidian, in this one you play as a law enforcer working for Kyros, a despot who's brough the world under their heel. It's a different premise than you'll find in most cRPGs, that still offers plenty of important choices to make, a complex world to discover and multiple classes to figure out. The Gold Edition also includes every bit of additional content the game received.
Cities: Skylines
Free on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours starting with December 17
Cities: Skylines kicks off Epic's 15 Days of Free Games 2020 event which sees one new game available for free every 24 hours until the new year. If you've somehow missed it, Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order's city builder is one of the most robust options in the genre, letting you shape both the city of your dreams and the terrain underneath it. You can then strive to turn it into a perfect metropolis, build a small but self-sustaining community, or unleash disasters that make it a nasty hellscape.
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Free on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours starting with December 18
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty rebuilds Abe's Odyssey from the ground up and adds a new coat of paint, making it the perfect way for new fans to experience a classic. Older gamers, too, get to go on high-def trip down memory lane as they relive Abe's attempt to save his fellow Mudokons from being exploited and turned into chow by their Glukkon masters. A 2D puzzle-platformer in the classic sense, you'll explore, solve puzzles and mind control enemy soldiers to make up for your frailty.
The Long Dark
Free on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours starting with December 19
The Long Dark is a survival title in which you do your best to stay alive in the Northern Canadian wilderness following a geomagnetic disaster. Battling both the cold and dangerous animals like wolves or bears, you must find supplies and gear but also map out your surroundings to get a better sense of the game's 50 square kilometer world.
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Free on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours starting with December 20
The free Epic Games Store games of 2020 were seriously lacking some tower defense prior to Defense Grid: The Awakening being given away. It takes the genre in its purest form, adds some sci-fi for good measure and tasks players with figuring out the best tower placement across 20 levels.
Alien: Isolation
Free on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours starting with December 21
Alien: Isolation is likely the best video game adaptation that makes use of the popular license. With a terrifying opponent that always seeks to outsmart you and environments that capture the essence of the original movie, Isolation does a great job of making you feel stranded and hopeless while giving you just enough tools to succeed. Without a doubt, this is one example of horror done right.
Metro 2033 Redux
Free on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours starting with December 22
Metro 2033 Redux rebuilds the first game in 4A's popular series of first-person shooters using its sequel Last Light's engine. This brings improvements to both visuals and gameplay, making it the best way to experience the start of Artyom's story which takes place in the metro tunnels beneath Moscow, where humanity's remnants have gathered after a nuclear catastrophe. True to human nature, it didn't take them long to splinter into different factions, making survival more difficult than it already was, and that's without counting the mutated beasts that are out to get them.
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Free on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours starting with December 23
Tropico 5 is a city building game with a slightly different theme than most. In it, you take on the role of a dictator, ruling over your own banana republic. Starting from 19th century and going into the 21st, you'll place buildings, keep your citizens in check, and dodge assassination attempts. Members of your extended family can prove to be valuable assets in building a Dynasty and, as always, your relationship with external forces like the US and USSR are in your hands.
Mystery Game
Free on the Epic Games Store for 24 hours starting with December 24
Epic's 15 Days of Free Games 2020 event makes a new game free every 24 hours until the new year. Since we're going on holiday break, we won't be able to cover each of the new titles as they become available. We also don't want to leave you helplessly wondering which free game is up next, so we're pointing you in the direction of the leaked list below. As with anything unofficial, it's worth taking with a grain of salt, but it has thus far proven accurate. Happy Holidays!
This got sent to me a few hours ago, I wasn't sure if it's real or not.
— jovanmunja (@jovanmunja) December 18, 2020
But now, as New 'n' Tasty leaked to come out today, this list is most likely true. Still take it as a grain of salt. I'll give you more info where it's from. pic.twitter.com/0vTNgMec3n
If you've missed out on any of the above games, you can still get them at a discounted price during one of the Epic Games Store sales happening in 2020.
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