SUMMARY
- The Epic Games Store, the only rival of Steam, is known for its free game giveaways during the winter time.
- During December, EGS gives away a new game daily, which can be indie hits to AAA titles.
As the Epic Games free games holiday giveaway ends, it seems as though the Epic Games Store is in the mood to continue giving free games. A reliable leaker ‘billbil-kun’ recently revealed that Epic Games Store plans to continue giving free games to users throughout 2024.
Leaker ‘billbil-kun’ is a regular and trustworthy insider who has in the past accurately leaked information about the Epic Games Store. They suggested that as per their latest investigations, “Epic Games Store will continue to give away free games every week” for 2024.
Notably, neither the game store nor Epic Games has made any official announcement about its free game plans for 2024. However, they have already started giving away free games for users which can be added to their digital libraries.
Which games will be free?
To date, Epic Games Store has given away four games in January 2024 for free, which hints at billbil-kun’s information being true. If the leak is true, fans can enjoy the free game giveaways throughout this year. The first game given for free in January 2024 was the co-op puzzle game Escape Academy. This game was available for free from January 1 to January 2, 2024.
Epic Games store free games program will continue for 2024
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It was followed by 20 Minutes Till Dawn between January 2 to January 3. And finally A Plague Tale: Innocence from January 3 to January 4. These games were given away as a part of the mystery game promotion on Epic Games Store till January 4, 2024.
Currently, the platform is offering Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy for free until January 11, 2024. The following free games are announced by the Epic Games Store:
- Escape Academy (January 1 – January 2)
- 20 Minutes Till Dawn (January 2 – January 3)
- A Plague Tale: Innocence (January 3 – January 4)
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (January 4 – January 11)
- Sail Forth (January 11 – January 18)
Since the Epic Games Store free mystery game promotion ended on January 4, 2023, EGS players can expect an official announcement about the other games during the month by next week.
Furthermore, billbil-kun suggests that there’s an 80% chance the game ‘Love’ will be free on the Epic Games Store from January 18 to January 25.
Why is Epic Games Store giving away free games?
Giving away free games every week could be their key strategy to compete with Valve’s Steam by giving away free games on a weekly basis. This essentially gives PC gamers a good enough reason to download the Epic Games Store launcher and also come back to it regularly to claim their freebies.
Some PC gamers over the past few years have refused to use the Epic Games Store since they dislike the practice of the platform exclusives. Players believe that they rather prefer having their game library all in one place. Additionally, Epic Games Store is also omitting some key features that gamers enjoy on Steam, such as achievements.
Although they have been eventually added over time, it still leaves a void. Thus it could be Epic Games Store‘s strategy to bring as many people to its launcher as possible, and thus it will continue giving away free games throughout 2024.