What free games are on Epic Games Store today (Dec. 26)?

Epic Video games Retailer’s day by day giveaways proceed via the remainder of the 12 months

Characters from Skald Against the Black Priory

The Epic Video games Retailer’s newest free thriller recreation has been revealed. Till 11 a.m. EST on Dec. 29, Skald: Against the Black Priory shall be obtainable to say without spending a dime from the Epic Video games Retailer.

Make no mistake: Although Skald: In opposition to the Black Priory seems straight out of final century, it was first launched in 2024 — a real throwback to an earlier period of RPGs. Steeped in gothic horror and grimdark fantasy, the turn-based RPG aimed to seize a sure brutal taste of nostalgia. By most accounts, it succeeded. Rock Paper Shotgun known as it “one of the best of 80s RPG design with out the luggage” in its optimistic review. And the sport is at the moment reviewed as “very optimistic” on Steam.

Sometimes, we all know what recreation Epic is giving freely every week upfront. Nonetheless, throughout the vacation season, Epic actually wraps the sport in thriller; the thumbnails on the Epic Video games Retailer simply present a picture of a wrapped vacation current (full with a bow on prime). In 2024, the Epic Video games Retailer gave away greater than a dozen video games within the two weeks main into the brand new 12 months, lots of which have been terrific, together with Dredge, Management, and Sifu.

If you wish to choose up the free recreation from Epic, all it is advisable do is log in to the Epic Games Store and declare it. The free thriller video games are free for twenty-four hours, and reset every day at 11 a.m. EST, when the subsequent thriller recreation shall be revealed. We’ll be updating this story commonly as new video games cycle out and in of availability.

For context, this is a listing of video games the Epic Video games Retailer has made free in December 2025: