Epic’s Store Continues To Grow–And Free Games Aren’t Going Anywhere

Epic has revealed its Epic Video games Retailer Yr In Evaluate for 2024, revealing extra particulars in regards to the efficiency of its PC storefront and what it has deliberate for 2025. In keeping with Epic, it noticed 295 million customers on PC in 2024, an general enhance of 25 million folks year-over-year. And the free sport giveaways aren’t going anyplace.

The corporate says that it grew Epic cross-platform accounts to 898 million customers throughout this time period–an enhance of 94 million people–and this stat contains accounts created by way of companion platforms and the Epic Video games Retailer on cell, which lately launched on iOS in Europe and worldwide on Android units. When it comes to each day lively customers, there was a peak of 37.2 million folks and month-to-month lively customers peaked at 74 million, barely down from final yr’s file of 75 million MAU.

Prime titles in 2024 by participant spending and engagement

• Genshin Impression
• Rocket League
• Honkai Star Rail
• Grand Theft Auto 5
• Fortnite
• EA Sports activities FC 24
• Future 2: The Remaining Form
• Alan Wake 2
• Fall Guys
• Wuthering Waves
• Cyberpunk 2077
• The Sims 4
• Black Delusion: Wukong
• Passable
• Warframe 1999
• Farming Simulator 22
• Useless by Daylight
• Purple Useless Redemption 2
• Useless Island 2

When it comes to video games, Epic says 1,100 video games have been launched on the Epic Video games Retailer and spending–including Epic’s games–achieved $1.09 billion in 2024, a rise of 15% when in comparison with 2023. Epic famous that participant spending on third-party purposes totaled $255 million final yr, and whereas that is an 18% lower year-on-year, it does not account for publishers producing income by way of their very own fee options.

One other attention-grabbing stat is expounded to the weekly freebies given away through the Epic Games Store, as the corporate says it handed out over $2,000 price of PC titles final yr. Epic plans to maintain this system operating throughout PC and mobile in 2025.

Wanting forward, Epic’s different plans for 2025 will primarily revolve round bettering each the participant and companion expertise of the Epic Video games Retailer alongside a number of quality-of-life modifications. This is a short have a look at what Epic has deliberate for the remainder of the yr:

• An enhanced library and discovery expertise for the Epic Video games Retailer Cell app
• Extra self-publishing instruments
• The event of non-gaming apps supported by self-publishing instruments
• A gifting choice for the Epic Video games Retailer
• A completely new obtain supervisor is scheduled to reach in Q1 2025
• Pre-loading on PC and Mac
• An overhaul of the EGS search perform
• New EGS social options like voice chat, textual content chat, sport impartial events, and LFG capabilities
• Platform store-switching