What’s free in the Epic Games Store this week?

The Christmas time is here and with it the Epic Games Store has expanded its usual weekly free games offering to give you a new game every day. The award-winning Control was up for grabs on Christmas Day. Boxing Day? The same publisher, 505 Games, had another title on offer. The day after, a racing game like no other.

Just like Valve-owned Steam, Epic’s platform gives gamers access to a huge library of great games, from indie hits to big-budget blockbusters. Whether you’re into action-packed adventures, exciting RPGs, or cute indie games, there’s definitely something for everyone. If you have a solid gaming PC, you can immerse yourself in a variety of experiences on the Epic Games Store, where you’ll find tons of great free games and great discounts on popular titles.

The Epic Games Store has been giving out free games every week since 2019, so you’ll never run out of games to play. Regardless of which storefront you use, the rule of thumb is that you should never look a gift horse in the mouth when it comes to it Discounts and offers – and don’t ignore freebies. So if you are not yet a registered user, we recommend that you create an account so that you can download a new game every week.

Read below to learn about previous free game offers from Epic, as well as the Epic Games Store offers this week and next.

What are the new free games on the Epic Games Store this week? (December 26th – January 2nd)

Hot Wheels Unleashed

Hot Wheels Unleashed is a competitive multiplayer racing game where you can be both a collector and an artist. Do you grab all your favorite vehicles or do you spend most of your time updating the paint instead? It’s free for one day only and will then be replaced with the next mystery Christmas gift from the Epic Games Store.

You can now download Hot Wheels Unleashed for free via Epic Games Store. Remember that you only have one day to download this game for free.

What’s free in the Epic Games Store next week? (January 2-9)

We don’t yet know what the next game on the Epic Games Store will be. Usually it’s announced in advance, but Epic has decided to keep next week’s free game a secret – which often means it’ll be great.

Check back next week when the mystery game is revealed on the Epic Games Store.

Previous free games on the Epic Games Store

Not sure if your favorite game has been selected as part of Epic’s Free Game of the Week, or perhaps you’re curious about what offers you’ve missed in the past? Don’t worry; We have listed a selection of games from the past few weeks.

Free games on the Epic Games Store in 2024

• Hot Wheels Unleashed (December 27-28)
• Ghostrunner 2 (December 26-27)
• Inspection (December 25-26)
• Dredge (December 24-25)
• Darker and Darker – Legendary Status (December 23-24)
• Wizard of Legend (December 22-23)
• TerraTech (December 21-22)
• Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles (December 20-21)
• Vampire Survivors (December 19-20)
• The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (December 12-19)
• Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (December 5-12)
• Brotato (November 28th – December 5th)
• Beholder (November 21-28)
• Castlevania Anniversary Collection; Snakebird Complete (November 14-21)
• Apex Legends Ash Unlock Bundle; Deceive Inc (November 7-14)
• Witch It; Ghostwire: Tokyo (Oct. 31 – Nov. 7)
• Excerpt (October 24-31)
• Cardboard Kings; Invincible Presents: Atom Eve (Oct. 17-24)
• Empyrion: Galactic Survival; Outliver: Tribulations (Oct. 10-17)
• Bear and Breakfast (Oct. 3-10)
• The Ghost and the Mouse (September 26th – October 3rd)
• TOEM; The Last Stand: Aftermath (September 19-26)
• Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland; Super Crazy Rhythm Castle (September 12-19)
• Football Manager 2024; Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts (September 5-12)
• Wild Card Football; Fallout: Classic Collection (August 29 – September 5)
• Gigantic: Rampage Edition; The Callisto Protocol (August 22-29)
• Death’s Gambit: Afterlife (August 15-22)
• Cygni: All guns blazing; DNF duel (August 8-15)
• Lumberjack (August 1-8)
• FAUST: Forged in the Shadow Torch; Olympic Games are going! Exclusive Outfits Pack for Paris 2024 (July 25th – August 1st)
• Maid of Sker; Arcade Paradise (July 18-25)
• Floppy Knights (July 11-18)
• The Falconeer (July 4-11)
• Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition (June 27 – July 4)
• Rumble Club Free Game of the Week Bonus; Freshly frosted (June 20-27)
• Redoubt 2; Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (June 13-20)
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns (June 6-13)
• Chivalry 2 (May 30 – June 6)
• Farming Simulator 22 (May 23-30)
• Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition (May 16-23)
• Free Firestone Quote; Circus Electrique (May 9-16)
• Orcs must die! 3, Cat Quest II (May 2-9)
• Lisa: Definitive Edition, Industria (April 25 – May 2)
• City of Salem 2; The Big Con (April 18-25)
• Ghostrunner (April 11-18)
• Thief; The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition (April 4-11)
• Islands (March 28th – April 4th)
• Invincible Gifts: Atom Eve; Call of the Wild: The Angler (March 21-28)
• The bridge; Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (March 14-21)
• Astro Duel 2 (March 7-14)
• Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield (February 29th – March 7th)
• Super Meat Boy Forever (February 22-29)
• Dakar Desert Rally (February 15-22)
• Lost Castle; Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (February 8-15)
• Doors: Paradox (February 1-8)
• Infinifactory (January 25th – February 1st)
• Love (January 18-25)
• Sail Forth (January 11-18)
• Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (January 4-11)
• A Plague Tale: Innocence (January 3-4)
• 20 minutes until dawn (January 2-3)
• Escape Academy (January 1-2)

Free games on the Epic Games Store for 2023

• Ghostrunner (December 31, 2023 – January 1, 2024)
• Saints Row (December 30-31)
• Completed Snakebird (December 29-30)
• Cat Quest (December 28-29)
• Cursed to Golf (December 27-28)
• Human Resource Machine (December 26-27)
• The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition (December 25-26)
• Ghostwire: Tokyo (December 24-25)
• Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition (December 23-24)
• Art of Rally (December 22-23)
• Melvor Idle (December 21-22)
• DNF duel (December 20-21)
• Destiny 2: Legacy Collection (December 13-20)
• Predecessor, Gigabash (December 7-13)
• Mighty Fight Federation; Jitsu Squad (November 30th – December 7th)
• Deliver Us Mars (November 23-30)
• Surviving the Aftermath, Earthlock (November 16-23)
• Golden Light (November 9-16)
• Beet Boy Commits Tax Evasion (November 2-9)
• The Evil Within 2; Tandem: A Tale of Shadows (Oct. 26 – Nov. 2)
• The evil within; Eternal Threads (Oct. 19-26)
• QUBE Ultimate Bundle; Blazing Sails (October 12-19)
• Godlike Burger (October 5-12)
• soul sting; Model maker (September 28th – October 5th)
• The Forest Quartet; Out of Line (September 21-28)
• 911 Operator (September 14-21)
• Game drives (September 7th – 14th)
• Cave Story Plus (August 31 – September 7)
• Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak (August 24-31)
• Dodo Peak; Black Book (August 17-24)
• Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You; Europa Universalis IV (August 10-17)
• Loop Hero, Bloons TD 6 (August 3-10)
• Severed Steel; Homeworld Remastered Collection (July 27 – August 3)
• The Elder Scrolls Online; Murder by Numbers (July 20-27)
• Train Valley 2 (July 13-20)
• Grime (July 6-13)
• The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos (June 29th – July 6th)
• The Hunter: Call of the Wild; Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms (June 22-29)
• Guacamelee 2; Guacamelee Super Turbo Championship Edition (June 15-22)
• Payday 2 (June 8-15)
• Midnight Ghost Hunt (June 1-8)
• Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition (May 25 – June 1)
• Death Stranding (May 18-25)
• The Sims 4 The Daring Lifestyle Bundle (May 11-18)
• Kao the kangaroo; Horizon Chase Turbo, Against All Odds (May 4-11)
• poker club; Breathedge (April 27th – May 4th)
• Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna); Beyond Blue (April 20-27)
• Second Extinction; Mordhau (April 13-20)
• Shapez; Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition (April 6-13)
• Whitewash; The Silent Age (March 30th – April 6th)
• World of Warships Starter Pack: Ishizuchi; Chess Ultra (March 23-30)
• Warhammer 40,000: Gladius – Relics of War (March 16-23)
• Call of the Sea (March 9-16)
• Rise of Industry (March 2-9)
• Dusks (February 23rd – March 2nd)
• Warpips (February 16-23)
• Recipe for Disaster (February 9-16)
• Dishonored: Death of the Underdog; City of Gangsters (February 2-9)
• Hell is the others, Adios (January 26th – February 2nd)
• Epistory: Typing Chronicles (January 19-26)
• Gamedec: Definitive Edition; First Class Trouble; Divine Knockout (January 12-19)
• Shadow Tactics: Aiko’s Choice; Kerbal Space Program (January 5-12)

Free games on the Epic Games Store for 2022

• Eximus: Capture the Front; Dishonored: Definitive Edition (December 29, 2022 – January 5, 2023)