Epic Games Store’s Spectacular End of Summer 2025: Sales, Free Games, and Platform Evolution
Epic’s Summer Finale Brings Massive Savings and Rewards
The Epic Games Store has kicked off its End of Summer Sale 2025, running until September 18th, offering impressive discounts of up to 80% on popular titles including Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Spiritfarer.
In an exciting development for gamers, Epic has enhanced its rewards system, offering a substantial 20% cashback on purchases through their payment system until January 8th, 2026. This permanent 20% reward extends to popular titles like Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys.
Free Games Program Continues to Thrive
As Epic Games Store enters its seventh year in 2025, it maintains its developer-friendly revenue model while continuing to host exclusive titles and its popular weekly free games program.
The platform’s previous year featured an impressive array of free offerings, including major AAA titles such as Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition, and The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.
Current and Upcoming Free Games
Currently, players can claim The Battle of Polytopia, a vibrant strategy city-building game. Looking ahead, the highly anticipated Ghostrunner 2 will be available for free between September 11 and 18, 2025.
Platform Growth and User Benefits
To access these free offerings, users need only create an EGS account and claim the games during their free period, which typically lasts one week. The platform updates its free games roster every Thursday at 8 AM PT/ 4 PM GMT, maintaining a consistent schedule for users to plan their downloads.
Since 2018, Epic has given away over $10,000 worth of games, with no signs of slowing down. The platform continues to evolve, occasionally offering additional perks such as in-game goodies and exclusive items for free PC games.
