All the games that the Epic Game Store has given away

Although it's hard to believe, Epic continues to give away games through its virtual store, so each month thousands of users inevitably sign up for the service if they haven't already done so. And it is that there are times when it is inevitable not to be tempted to download one of their games, since many are great games that you have to have in your digital library, yes or yes.

Does Epic lose money giving away games?

Much has been said about it, and the answer is quite obvious. Yes, Epic Games loses a lot of money giving away games every month, but it's still part of its strategy to grow the service and win users over. According to figures published by some media, the losses reach hundreds of millions, something that even Tim Sweeney himself, founder of Epic, has confirmed on his own account. But everything has a meaning.

Apple spins this as “losing money”, but spending now in order to build a great, profitable business in the future is exactly what investment is! It's equally true whether you're building a factory, a store, or a game.

— Possibly Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) April 10, 2021

The benefits come in many other ways (Hello Fortnite!), and Sweeney says that the losses are part of a necessary movement of growth and investment. His response has been clear, “it has been a fantastic success to reach players with incredible games and a magnificent investment to grow the business.

How can you download the free games?

The games are usually announced a few weeks in advance, however, the big surprises are kept hidden until their release. Once the promotion is published, the free download offer is usually active for one week, and after that time, the game returns to its normal price.

All those players who buy the game at price 0 will automatically include it in their library, so they can play it and install it on their computer whenever they want.

What are the games that have been given away so far?

Since they launched the first free game in the store (Subnautica), the service has had a whopping number of 219 games completely free, a list with which those who were attentive from the beginning, will be able to have today a library of games that many already wanted.

The full list of games is as follows:

• Yoku's Island Express, published from September 2 to September 9
• Saints Row: The Third Remastered, published from August 26 to September 2
• Automachef, published from August 26 to September 2
• Yooka-Laylee, published from August 19 to August 26
• Void bastards, published from August 19 to August 26
• Rebel Galaxy, published from August 12 to August 19
• Minit, published from August 5 to August 12
• A Plague Tale: Innocence, published from August 5 to August 12
• Train sim world 2, published from July 29 to August 5
• mothergunship, published from July 29 to August 5
• Verdun, published from July 22 to July 29
• Defense Grid: The Awakening, published from July 22 to July 29
• Autopsy, published from July 15 to July 22
• Offworld Trading Company, published from July 15 to July 22
• ironcast, published from July 8 to July 15
• Bridge Builder: The Walking Dead, published from July 8 to July 15
• The Spectrum Retreat, published from July 1 to July 8
• Sonic Mania, published from June 24 to July 1
• Horizon Chase Turbo, published from June 24 to July 1
• Overcooked 2, published from June 17 to June 24
• Hell is other demons, published from June 17 to June 24
• Control, published from June 10 to June 17
• Frost Punk, published from June 3 to June 10
• Among Us, published from May 27 to June 3
• NBA 2K21, published from May 20 to May 27, 2021
• The Lion's Song, published from May 13 to May 20, 2021
• pine, published from May 6 to May 13, 2021
• Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, published from April 29 to May 6, 6
• Alien: isolation, published from April 22 to April 29, 2021
• Hand Of Fate 2, published from April 22 to April 29, 2021
• Deponia: The Complete Journey, published from April 15 to April 22, 2021
• Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth, published from April 15 to April 22, 2021
• The first tree, published from April 15 to April 22, 2021
• 3 out of 10: Season Two, published from April 8 to April 15, 2021
• Tales of the neon sea, published from April 1 to April 8, 2021
• Creatures in the Well, published March 25 – April 25, 1
• The Fall, published from March 18 to March 25, 2021
• Surviving Mars, published from March 11 to March 18, 2021
• Wargame: Red Dragon, published from March 4 to March 11, 2021
• Sunless sea, published from February 25 to March 4, 2021
• 2 Rage, published from February 18 to March 25, 2021
• Absolute Drift, published from February 18 to March 25, 2021
• Falcon 6, published from February 11 to March 18, 2021
• Metro: Last Light Redux, published from February 4 to January 11, 2021
• For The King, published from February 4 to January 11, 2021
• Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition, published from January 28 to February 4, 2021
• Galactic Civilizations 3, published from January 21 to January 28, 2021
• Star Wars Battlefront 2, published from January 14 to January 21, 2021
• Crying suns, published from January 7 to January 14, 2021
• Jurassic World Evolution, published from December 31, 2020 to January 7, 2021
• Torchlight 2, published on December 30, 2020
• Solitaire, published on December 29, 2020
• Stranded Deep, published on December 28, 2020
• Night In The Woods, published on December 27, 2020
• My time at portia, published on December 26, 2020
• Darkest Dungeon, published on December 25, 2020
• inside, Posted on December 24, 2020
• Tropico 5, published on December 23, 2020
• Metro: Redux, published on December 22, 2020
• Alien Isolation, published on December 22, 2020
• Defense Grid: The Awakening, published on December 20, 2020
• The Long Dark, published on December 19, 2020
• Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty, published on December 18, 2020
• Cities: Skylines, published on December 17, 2020
• Pillars of Eternity, published from December 10 to December 17, 2020
• tyranny, published from December 10 to December 17, 2020
• Cave Story +, published from December 3 to December 10, 2020
• MudRunner, published from November 26 to December 3, 2020
• Elite: Dangerous, published from November 19 to November 26, 2020
• The World Next Door, published from November 19 to November 26, 2020
• The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bible, published from November 12 to November 19, 2020
• Dungeons 3, published from November 5 to November 12, 2020
• Blair Witch, published from October 29 to November 5, 2020
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered, published from October 29 to November 5, 2020
• Layers Of Fear 2, published from October 22 to October 29, 2020
• Custom Quest 2, published from October 22 to October 29, 2020
• Kingdom: New Lands, published from October 15 to October 22, 2020
• Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs, published from October 15 to October 22, 2020
• Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, published from October 8 to October 15, 2020
• Abzu, published from October 8 to October 15, 2020
• Pikuniku, published from October 1 to October 8, 2020
• Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition, published from September 24 to October 1, 2020
• watchdogs 2, published from September 17 to September 24, 2020
• Stick It To The Man! , published from September 17 to September 24, 2020
• F, published from September 17 to September 24, 2020
• Railway Empire, published from September 10 to September 17, 2020
• Where The Water Tastes Like Wine, published from September 10 to September 17, 2020
• Into The Breach, published from September 3 to September 10, 2020
• Shadowrun collection, published from August 27 to September 3, 2020
• Hitman published from August 27 to September 3, 2020
• God's Trigger, published from August 20 to August 27, 2020
• Enter The Gungeon, published from August 20 to August 27, 2020
• Remnant: From the Ashes, published from August 13 to August 20, 2020
• The alto collection, published from August 13 to August 20, 2020
• A Total War Saga: Troy, published from August 6 to August 13, 2020
• Wilmot's Warehouse, published from August 6 to August 13, 2020
• 3 Out of 10 Episode 1, published from August 6 to August 13, 2020
• 20XX, published from July 30 to August 6, 2020
• Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP, published from July 30 to August 6, 2020
• Barony, published from July 30 to August 6, 2020
• Next up hero, published from July 23 to July 30, 2020
• tacoma, published from July 23 to July 30, 2020
• Torchlight II, published from July 16 to July 23, 2020
• Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition, published from July 9 to July 16, 2020
• Killing Floor 2, published from July 9 to July 16, 2020
• The Escapists 2, published from July 9 to July 16, 2020
• hue, published from July 2 to July 9, 2020
• Stranger Things 3: The Game, published from June 25 to July 2, 2020
• AER: Memories of Old, published from June 25 to July 2, 2020
• pathway, published from June 18 to June 25, 2020
• Ark: Survival Evolved, published from June 11 to June 18, 2020
• Samurai Shodown Neogeo Collection, published from June 11 to June 18, 2020
• Overcooked, published from June 4 to June 11, 2020
• Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, published from May 28 to June 4, 2020
• Civilization 6, published from May 21 to May 28, 2020
• Grand Theft Auto 5, published from May 14 to May 21, 2020
• Death coming, published from May 7 to May 14, 2020
• Crashlands, published from April 30 to May 7, 2020
• Amnesia: The Dark Descent, published from April 30 to May 7, 2020
• For The King, published from April 23 to April 30, 2020
• Wheels of aurelia, published from April 16 to April 23, 2020
• Just Cause 4, published from April 16 to April 23, 2020
• Close to the Sun, published from April 9 to April 16, 2020
• Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments, published from April 9 to April 16, 2020
• drawful 2, published from April 2 to April 9, 2020
• Gone Home, published from April 2 to April 9, 2020
• Hobb, published from April 2 to April 9, 2020
• Fully Reliable Delivery Service, published from April 1 to April 8, 2020
• World war z, published from March 26 to April 2, 2020
• Torment x Punisher, published from March 26 to April 2, 2020
• Figments, published from March 26 to April 2, 2020
• The Stanley parable, published from March 19 to March 26, 2020
• Watch Dogs, published from March 19 to March 26, 2020
• mutation, published from March 12 to March 19, 2020
• A short hike, published from March 12 to March 19, 2020
• anodyne 2, published from March 12 to March 19, 2020
• GoNNER, published from March 5 to March 12, 2020
• Offworld Trading Company, published from March 5 to March 12, 2020
• Inner space, published from February 27 to March 5, 2020
• fairy, published from February 20 to February 27, 2020
• Assassin's Creed Syndicate, published from February 20 to February 27, 2020
• Aztez, published from February 13 to February 20, 2020
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance, published from February 13 to February 20, 2020
• Carcassonne, published from February 5 to February 13, 2020
• Ticket to Ride, published from February 6 to February 13, 2020
• Farming Simulator, published from January 30 to February 6, 2020
• The Bridge, published from January 23 to January 30, 2020
• Horace, published from January 16 to January 23, 2020
• Sundered: Eldritch Edition, published from January 9 to January 16, 2020
• Darksiders Warmastered Edition, published from January 1 to January 9, 2020
• Darksiders 2 Definitive Edition, published from January 1 to January 9, 2020
• steep, published from January 1 to January 9, 2020
• Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, published from December 31, 2019 to January 1, 2020
• Hello Neighbor, published from December 30 to December 31, 2019
• Talos Principle , published from December 29 to December 30, 2019
• Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, published from December 28 to December 29, 2019
• Hyper Light Drifter, published from December 27 to December 28, 2019
• FTL: Faster Than Light, published from December 26 to December 27, 2019
• Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, published from December 25 to December 26, 2019
• Heavenly, published from December 24 to December 25, 2019
• Ape Out, published from December 23 to December 24, 2019
• Little Inferno, published from December 22 to December 23, 2019
• superhot, published from December 21 to December 22, 2019
• Towerfall Ascension, published from December 20 to December 21, 2019
• Into The Breach, published from December 19 to December 20, 2019
• The Escapists, published from December 12 to December 19, 2019
• The Wolf Among Us, published from December 12 to December 19, 2019
• Jotun: Valhalla Edition, published from December 6 to December 12, 2019
• Rayman Legends, published from November 29 to December 6, 2019
• Bad North, published from November 21 to November 29, 2019
• The Messenger, published from November 14 to November 21, 2019
• Nuclear Thrones, published from November 7 to November 14, 2019
• ruiner, published from November 7 to November 14, 2019
• SUM, published from October 31 to November 7, 2019
• Costume Quest, published from October 31 to November 7, 2019
• QUBE2, published from October 24 to October 31, 2019
• Layers of Fear, published from October 24 to October 31, 2019
• Observer, published from October 17 to October 24, 2019
• Alan Wake: American Nightmare, published from October 17 to October 24, 2019
• SurvivingMars, published from October 10 to October 17, 2019
• Minit, published from October 3 to October 10, 2019
• everything, published from September 26 to October 3, 2019
• Metro 2033 Redux, published from September 26 to October 3, 2019
• Batman: Arkham Collection, published from September 19 to September 26, 2019
• Lego Batman Trilogy, published from September 19 to September 26, 2019
• Conarium, published from September 12 to September 19, 2019
• The End Is Night, published from September 5 to September 12, 2019
• Abzu, published from September 5 to September 12, 2019
• Heavenly, published from August 29 to September 5, 2019
• inside, published from August 29 to September 5, 2019
• Did, published from August 22 to August 29, 2019
• Hyper Light Drifter, published from August 15 to August 22, 2019
• Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden, published from August 15 to August 22, 2019
• GNOG, published from August 8 to August 15, 2019
• For Honor, published from August 2 to August 9, 2019
• Alan Wake, published from August 2 to August 9, 2019
• moonlighter, published from July 25 to August 2, 2019
• This War of Mine, published from July 25 to August 2, 2019
• Limbo, published from July 18 to July 25, 2019
• torchlight, published from July 11 to July 18, 2019
• Overcooked, published from July 4 to July 11, 2019
• last day of june, published from June 27 to July 4, 2019
• Rebel Galaxy, published from June 20 to June 27, 2019
• Enter The Gungeon, published from June 13 to June 20, 2019
• Kingdom New Lands, published from June 6 to June 13, 2019
• City of Brass, published from May 30 to June 6, 2019
• Rhyme, published from May 23 to May 30, 2019
• Stories Untold, published from May 16 to May 30, 2019
• World of Goo, published from May 2 to May 16, 2019
• Transistor, published from April 18 to May 2, 2019
• The Witness, published from March 4 to March 18, 2019
• Oxenfree, published from March 21 to April 7, 2019
• Slime Rancher, published from March 7 to March 21, 2019
• Thimbleweed Park, published from February 21 to March 7, 2019
• Axiom Verge, published from February 7 to February 21, 2019
• The Jackbox Party Pack, published from January 24 to February 7, 2019
• What Remains of Edith Finch, published from January 11 to January 24, 2019
• Super Meat Boy, published from December 28, 2018 to January 10, 2019
• Subnautica, published from December 12 to December 27, 2018