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Epic Games Store free games: What’s free this week?

Updated May 16th, 2024 11:27AM EDT
Dragon Age: Inquisition is free on the Epic Games Store.
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For the past five years, the Epic Games Store has been giving away free PC games each and every week. If you’re looking to boost your collection of PC games without spending any money, there’s no better way to do so. Epic Games is continuing its weekly giveaway in 2024, so for the next 12 months, we’ll be tracking all of the freebies right here.

Epic Games Store free games this week

As of May 16, Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition is free to download from the Epic Games Store. The game will be free until May 23 at 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET.

Dragon Age: Inquisition was one of the best open-world RPGs of the 2010s, and now you can snag it with all of its DLC for free. Explore Thedas as the Inquisitor, tasked with putting together a team and saving the world from demonic invasions. There are countless ways to play, choices that will significantly impact the story, and many secrets to uncover.

Which games will be free next week?

A mystery game will be available for free on May 23 at 11:00 a.m. ET.

How to get Epic Games Store games for free

In order to download the free games on the Epic Games Store, all you need is an Epic Games account. If you don’t already have one, you can sign up for free right here. Once you’re signed in, just head to the game’s store page, click the big GET button, and follow the instructions to add the game to your account for free.

When do free games refresh every week?

Typically, the Epic Games Store refreshes its freebies every Thursday at 8:00 a.m. PT / 11:00 a.m. ET. Every once in a while, Epic will change the schedule and do something cool, like give away a new game every day, which typically happens around the holiday season.

Full list of free Epic Games Store games in 2024

Here’s a full list of all the games that have been given away this year so far:

  • May 16 – May 23: Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition
  • May 9 – May 16: Circus Electrique, Firestone (Free Offer)
  • May 2 – May 9: Orcs Must Die! 3, Cat Quest II
  • April 25 – May 2: INDUSTRIA, LISA: The Definitive Edition
  • April 18 – April 25: The Big Con, Town of Salem 2
  • April 11 – April 18: Ghostrunner
  • April 4 – April 11: The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition, Thief
  • March 28 – April 4: Islets
  • March 21 – March 28: Call of the Wild: The Angler, Invincible Presents: Atom Eve
  • March 14 – March 21: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, The Bridge
  • March 7 – March 14: Astro Duel 2
  • February 29 – March 7: Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield
  • February 22 – February 29: Super Meat Boy Forever
  • February 15 – February 22: Dakar Desert Rally
  • February 8 – February 15: Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!, Lost Castle
  • February 1 – February 8: Doors: Paradox
  • January 25 – February 1: Infinifactory
  • January 18 – January 25: LOVE
  • January 11 – January 18: Sail Forth
  • January 4 – January 11: Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
  • January 3 – January 4: A Plague Tale: Innocence
  • January 2 – January 3: 20 Minutes Till Dawn
  • January 1 – January 2: Escape Academy

We’ll continue to update this list as Epic Games gives away more games in 2024.

Jacob Siegal
Jacob Siegal Associate Editor

Jacob Siegal is Associate Editor at BGR, having joined the news team in 2013. He has over a decade of professional writing and editing experience, and helps to lead our technology and entertainment product launch and movie release coverage.