As it did in 2020 and 2021, the Epic Games Store is giving away free games each week in 2022. That’s right, completely free! No strings attached, except the one tied to Epic’s storefront.
Even if you don’t plan on playing these free offerings anytime soon, you might as well login and add them to your library if you’ve got an Epic Store account. Keep checking in here to see what’s free right now and what’s coming in the future. We’ve also listed the full history of Epic’s giveaways, so you can see what’s already been given away.
For games that are free every week, check out our lists of best free PC games, best free games on Steam, and best browser games.
Epic Store free games right now
We’re on the usual weekly schedule now for Epic’s freebies, so keep an eye out for each week’s new free choices.
Epic Games Store: What’s free until May 19
(Image credit: Arkane Studios)
May 12 – May 19, 2022: Prey
Arkane’s immersive sim set aboard a space station is essentially System Shock 3, and highly recommended to fans of stealth, spookiness in space, and stories with lots of twists in them. It’s been free once before, but if you missed it December, here’s another chance.
May 12 – May 19, 2022: Jotun: Valhalla Edition
A beautiful hand-drawn game about killing Norse titans and earning a ticket to Valhalla.
May 12 – May 19, 2022: Redout: Enhanced Edition
A high-speed hovercraft racing game.
Epic Games Store free games: What’s coming next?
May 19 – May 26, 2022: A mystery game!
Epic free games List 2022
The Epic free games history
Did you miss a good deal by a few days, or months? Can’t remember if a game has been offered in the past? Worry not, here’s a complete list of previous free game offers from Epic for posterity.
May 5 – May 12, 2022: Terraforming MarsApr 28 – May 5, 2022: Paradigm, Just Die AlreadyApr 21 – Apr 28, 2022: Amnesia Rebirth, RiverbondApr 14 – Apr 21, 2022: XCOM 2, InsurmountableApr 07 – Apr 14, 2022: Rogue Legacy, The Vanishing of Ethan CarterMar 31 – April 7, 2022: Total War: Warhammer, City of BrassMar 24 – Mar 31, 2022: Demon’s TiltMar 17 – Mar 24, 2022: In Sound MindMar 10 – Mar 17, 2022: Cities: SkylinesMar 3 – Mar 10, 2022: Centipede: Recharged & Black Widow: RechargedMar 3 – Mar 10, 2022: Dauntless (Epic Slayer Kit)Feb 24 – Mar 3, 2022: Cris TalesFeb 17 – Feb 24, 2022: Brothers: A Tale of Two SonsFeb 10 – Feb 17, 2022: WindboundFeb 3 – Feb 10, 2022: Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible LairJan 27 – Feb 3, 2022: DAEMON X MACHINAJan 20 – Jan 27, 2022: RelictaJan 13 – Jan 20, 2022: Galactic Civilizations 3Jan 6 – Jan 13, 2022: Gods Will Fall
Epic free games List 2021
Dec 30, 2021: Tomb Raider TrilogyDec 29, 2021: Salt and SanctuaryDec 28, 2021: Moving OutDec 27, 2021: Mages of MystraliaDec 26, 2021: ControlDec 25, 2021: PreyDec 24, 2021: Pathfinder: KingmakerDec 23, 2021: VampyrDec 22, 2021: Mutant Year Zero: Road to EdenDec 21, 2021: Second ExtinctionDec 20, 2021: Loop HeroDec 19, 2021: The Vanishing of Ethan CarterDec 18, 2021: Remnant: From the AshesDec 17, 2021: Neon AbyssDec 16, 2021: Shenmue 3Dec 9, – Dec 16, 2021: Prison ArchitectDec 9, – Dec 16, 2021: Godfall Challenger EditionDec 2 – Dec 9, 2021: Dead by DaylightDec 2 – Dec 9, 2021: while True: learn()Nov 25 – Dec 2, 2021: Antstream – Epic Welcome PackNov 25 – Dec 2, 2021: The Hunter: Call of the WildNov 18 – Nov 25, 2021: Guild of DungeoneeringNov 18 – Nov 25, 2021: KID A MNESIA EXHIBITIONNov 18 – Nov 25, 2021: Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)Nov 11 – Nov 18, 2021: Rogue Company Season Four Epic PackNov 9 – Nov 16, 2021: Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot AdventureNov 4 – Nov 11, 2021: Aven ColonyOct 28 – Nov 4, 2021: DARQ: Complete EditionOc 21 – Oc 28, 2021: Among the SleepOct 14 – Oct 21, 2021: Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a PulseOct 7 – Oct 14, 2021: PC Building SimulatorSep 30 – Oct 7, 2021: Europa Universalis IVSep 23 – Sep 30, 2021: The EscapistsSep 16 – Sep 23, 2021: TharsisSep 16 – Sep 23, 2021: Speed BrawlSep 9 – Sep 16, 2021: ShelteredSep 2 – Sep 9, 2021: Yoku’s Island ExpressAug 26 – Sep 2, 2021: Saints Row: The Third RemasteredAug 26 – Sep 2, 2021: AutomachefAug 19 – Aug 26, 2021: Yooka-LayleeAug 19 – Aug 26, 2021: Void BastardsAug 12 – Aug 19, 2021: Rebel GalaxyAug 5 – Aug 12, 2021: MinitAug 5 – Aug 12, 2021: A Plague Tale: InnocenceJul 29 – Aug 5, 2021: Train Sim World 2Jul 29 – Aug 5, 2021: MothergunshipJul 22 – Jul 29, 2021: VerdunJul 22 – Jul 29, 2021: Defense Grid: The AwakeningJul 15 – Jul 22, 2021: ObductionJul 15 – Jul 22, 2021: Offworld Trading CompanyJul 8 – Jul 15, 2021: IroncastJul 8 – Jul 15, 2021: Bridge Constructor: The Walking DeadJul 1 – Jul 8, 2021: The Spectrum RetreatJun 24 – Jul 1, 2021: Sonic ManiaJun 24 – Jul 1, 2021: Horizon Chase TurboJun 17 – Jun 24, 2021: Overcooked 2Jun 17 – Jun 24, 2021: Hell is other demonsJun 10 – Jun 17, 2021: ControlJun 3 – Jun 10, 2021: FrostpunkMay 27 – Jun 3, 2021: Among UsMay 20 – May 27, 2021: NBA 2K21May 13 – May 20, 2021: The Lion’s SongMay 6 – May 13, 2021: PineApr 29 – May 6, 2021: Idle Champions of the Forgotten RealmsApr 22 – Apr 29, 2021: Alien: IsolationApr 22 – Apr 29, 2021: Hand Of Fate 2Apr 15 – Apr 22, 2021: Deponia: The Complete JourneyApr 15 – Apr 22, 2021: Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the EarthApr 15 – Apr 22, 2021: The First TreeApr 8 – Apr 15, 2021: 3 out of 10: Season TwoApr 1 – Apr 8, 2021: Tales of the Neon SeaMar 25 – Apr 1, 2021: Creature in the WellMar 18 – Mar 25, 2021: The FallMar 11 – Mar 18, 2021: Surviving MarsMar 4 – Mar 11, 2021: Wargame: Red DragonFeb 25 – Mar 4, 2021: Sunless SeaFeb 18 – Feb 25, 2021: Rage 2Feb 18 – Feb 25, 2021: Absolute DriftFebr 11 – Feb 18, 2021: Halcyon 6Feb 4 – Feb 11, 2021: Metro: Last Light ReduxFeb 4 – Feb 11, 2021: For The KingJan 28 – Feb 4, 2021: Dandara: Trials of Fear EditionJan 21 – Jan 28, 2021: Galactic Civilizations 3Jan 14 – Jan 21, 2021: Star Wars Battlefront 2Jan 7 – Jan 14, 2021: Crying Suns
Epic free games List 2020
Dec 31, 2020 – Jan 7 2021: Jurassic World EvolutionDecember 30, 2020: Torchlight 2December 29, 2020: SolitairicaDecember 28, 2020: Stranded DeepDecember 27, 2020: Night In The WoodsDecember 26, 2020: My Time At PortiaDecember 25, 2020: Darkest DungeonDecember 24, 2020: InsideDecember 23, 2020: Tropico 5December 22, 2020: Metro: ReduxDecember 21, 2020: Alien IsolationDecember, 20, 2020: Defense Grid: The AwakeningDecember 19, 2020: The Long DarkDecember 18, 2020: Oddworld: New ‘n’ TastyDecember 17, 2020: Cities: SkylinesDec 10 – Dec17, 2020: Pillars of EternityDec 10 – Dec 17, 2020: TyrannyDec 3 – Dec 10, 2020: Cave Story+Nov 26 – Dec 3, 2020: MudRunnerNov 19 – Nov 26, 2020: Elite: DangerousNov 19 – Nov 26, 2020: The World Next DoorNov 12 – Nov 19, 2020: The Textorcist: The Story of Ray BibbiaNov 5 – Nov 12, 2020: Dungeons 3Oct 29 – Nov 5, 2020: Blair WitchOct 29 – Nov 5, 2020: Ghostbusters: The Video Game RemasteredOct 22 – Oct 29, 2020: Layers Of Fear 2Oct 22 – Oct 29, 2020: Costume Quest 2Oct 15 – Oct 22, 2020: Kingdom: New LandsOct 15 – Oct 22, 2020: Amnesia: A Machine For PigsOct 8 – Oct 15, 2020: Rising Storm 2: VietnamOct 8 – Oct 15, 2020: AbzuOct 1 – Oct 8, 2020: PikunikuSep 24 – Oct 1, 2020: RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete EditionSep 17 – Sep 24, 2020: Watch Dogs 2Sep 17 – Sep 24, 2020: Stick It To The Man!Sep 17 – Sep 24, 2020: Football Manager 2020Sep 10 – Sep 17, 2020: Railway EmpireSep 10 – Sep 17, 2020: Where The Water Tastes Like WineSep 3 – Sep 10, 2020: Into The BreachAug 27 – Sep 3, 2020: Shadowrun CollectionAug 27 – Sep 3, 2020: HitmanAug 20 – Aug 27, 2020: God’s TriggerAug 20 – Aug 27, 2020: Enter The GungeonAug 13 – Aug 20, 2020: Remnant: From the AshesAug 13 – Aug 20, 2020: The Alto CollectionAugust 13, 2020: A Total War Saga: TroyAug 6 – Aug 13, 2020: Wilmot’s WarehouseAug 6 – Aug 13, 2020: 3 Out of 10 Episode 1Jul 30 – Aug 6, 2020: 20XXJul 30 – Aug 6, 2020: Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EPJul 30 – Aug 6, 2020: BaronyJul 23 – Jul 30, 2020: Next Up HeroJul 23 – Jul 30, 2020: TacomaJul 16 – Jul 23, 2020: Torchlight IIJul 9 – Jul 16, 2020: Lifeless Planet: Premier EditionJul 9 – Jul 16, 2020: Killing Floor 2Jul 9 – Jul 16, 2020: The Escapists 2Jul 2 – Jul 9, 2020: HueJun 25 – Jul 2, 2020: Stranger Things 3: The GameJun 25 – Jul 2, 2020: AER: Memories of OldJun 18 – Jun 25, 2020: PathwayJun 11 – Jun 18, 2020: Ark: Survival EvolvedJun 11 – Jun 18, 2020: Samurai Shodown Neogeo CollectionJun 4 – Jun 11, 2020: OvercookedMay 28 – Jun 4, 2020: Borderlands: The Handsome CollectionMay 21 – May 28, 2020: Civilization 6May 14 – May 21, 2020: Grand Theft Auto 5May 7 – May 14, 2020: Death ComingApr 30 – May 7, 2020: CrashlandsApr 30 – May 7, 2020: Amnesia: The Dark DescentApr 23 – Apr 30, 2020: For The KingApr 16 – Apr 23, 2020: Wheels of AureliaApr 16 – Apr 23, 2020: Just Cause 4Apr 9 – Apr 16, 2020: Close to the SunApr 9 – Apr 16, 2020: Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and PunishmentsApr 2 – Apr 9, 2020: Drawful 2Apr 2 – Apr 9, 2020: Gone HomeApr 2 – Apr 9, 2020: HobApr 1 – Apr 8, 2020: Totally Reliable Delivery ServiceMar 26 – Apr 2, 2020: World War zMa 26 – Apr 2, 2020: Torment x PunisherMar 26 – Apr 2, 2020: FigmentMar 19 – Mar 26, 2020: The Stanley ParableMar 19 – Mar 26, 2020: Watch DogsMar 12 – Mar 19, 2020: MutazioneMar 12 – Mar 19, 2020: A Short HikeMar 12 – Mar 19, 2020: Anodyne 2Mar 5 – Mar 12, 2020: GoNNERMar 5 – Mar 12, 2020: Offworld Trading CompanyFeb 27 – Mar 5, 2020: Inner SpaceFeb 20 – Feb 27, 2020: FaeriaFeb 20 – Feb 27, 2020: Assassin’s Creed SyndicateFeb 13 – Feb 20, 2020: AztezFeb 13 – Feb 20, 2020: Kingdom Come: DeliveranceFeb 5 – Feb 13, 2020: CarcassonneFeb 6 – Feb 13, 2020: Ticket To RideJan 30 – Feb 6, 2020: Farming Simulator 19Jan 23 – Jan 30, 2020: The BridgeJan 16 – Jan 23, 2020: HoraceJan 9 – Jan 16, 2020: Sundered: Eldritch EditionJan 1 – Jan 9, 2020: Darksiders Warmastered EditionJan 1 – Jan 9, 2020: Darksiders 2 Dethinitive EditionJan 1 – Jan 9, 2020: Steep
Epic free games List 2019
Dec 31, 2019 – Jan 1, 2020: Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible LairDec 30 – Dec 31, 2019: Hello NeighborDec 29 – Dec 30, 2019: Talos PrincipleDec 28 – Dec 29, 2019: Shadow Tactics: Blades of the ShogunDec 27 – Dec 28, 2019: Hyper Light DrifterDec 26 – Dec 27, 2019: FTL: Faster Than LightDec 25 – Dec 26, 2019: Totally Accurate Battle SimulatorDec 24 – Dec 25, 2019: CelesteDec 23 – Dec 24, 2019: Ape OutDec 22 – Dec 23, 2019: Little InfernoDec 21 – Dec 22, 2019: SuperhotDec 20 – Dec 21, 2019: Towerfall AscensionDec 19 – Dec 20, 2019: Into The BreachDec 12 – Dec 19, 2019: The EscapistsDec 12 – Dec 19, 2019: The Wolf Among UsDec 6 – Dec 12, 2019: Jotun: Valhalla EditionNov 29 – Dec 6, 2019: Rayman LegendsNov 21 – Nov 29, 2019: Bad NorthNov 14 – Nov 21, 2019: The MessengerNov 7 – Nov 14, 2019: Nuclear ThroneNov 7 – Nov 14, 2019: RuinerOct 31 – Nov 7, 2019: SOMAOct 31 – Nov 7, 2019: Costume QuestOct 24 – Oct 31, 2019: Q.U.B.E.2Oct 24 – Oct 31, 2019: Layers of FearOct 17 – Oct 24, 2019: ObserverOct 17 – Oct 24, 2019: Alan Wake: American NightmareOct 10 – Oct 17, 2019: Surviving MarsOct 3 – Oct 10, 2019: MinitSep 26 – Oct 3, 2019: EverythingSep 26 – Oct 3, 2019: Metro 2033 ReduxSep 19 – Sep 26, 2019: Batman: Arkham CollectionSep 19 – Sep 26, 2019: Lego Batman TrilogySep 12 – Sep 19, 2019: ConariumSep 5 – Sep 12, 2019: The End Is NighSep 5 – Sep 12, 2019: AbzuAug 29 – Sep 5, 2019: CelesteAug 29 – Sep 5, 2019: InsideAug 22 – Aug 29, 2019: FezAug 15 – Aug 22, 2019: Hyper Light DrifterAug 15 – Aug 22, 2019: Mutant Year Zero: Road To EdenAug 8 – Aug 15, 2019: GNOGAug 2 – Aug 9, 2019: For HonorAug 2 – Aug 9, 2019: Alan WakeJul 25 – Aug 2, 2019: MoonlighterJul 25 – Aug 2, 2019: This War of MineJul 18 – Jul 25, 2019: LimboJul 11 – Jul 18, 2019: TorchlightJul 4 – Jul 11, 2019: OvercookedJun 27 – Jul 4, 2019: Last Day of JuneJun 20 – Jun 27, 2019: Rebel GalaxyJun 13 – Jun 20, 2019: Enter The GungeonJun 6 – Jun 13, 2019: Kingdom New LandsMay 30 – Jun 6, 2019: City of BrassMay 23 – May 30, 2019: RimeMay 16 – May 30, 2019: Stories UntoldMay 2 – May 16, 2019: World of GooApr 18 – May 2, 2019: TransistorApr 4 – Apr 18, 2019: The WitnessMar 21 – Apr 4, 2019: OxenfreeMar 7 – Mar 21, 2019: Slime RancherFeb 21 – Mar 7, 2019: Thimbleweed ParkFeb 7 – Feb 21, 2019: Axiom VergeJan 24 – Feb 7, 2019: The Jackbox Party PackJan 11 – Jan 24, 2019: What Remains of Edith FinchDec 28, 2018 – Jan 10, 2019: Super Meat BoyDec 12 – Dec 27, 2018: Subnautica
