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  "description": "In 2025, the Epic Games Store offered 100 free games, leading to over 662 million downloads.",
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  "textContent": "The Epic Games team published a detailed report on the activities of the Epic Games Store last year. The figures released are quite surprising and reveal the immense growth of the PC store, which serves over 317 million total users, with monthly active users (MAU) exceeding 78 million.\n\nMany people know the Epic Games Store for regularly giving away free games. In 2025, the platform offered 100 free games, leading to over 662 million downloads, valued at an average of $2,316 per player.\n\nEpic Games announced that in 2025, platform users spent a total of 6.6 billion hours playing games, with 2.7 billion hours spent on third-party games hosted on the Epic Games Store. In 2025, those who entered the store and spent money spent more than $1.16 billion, representing a 6% growth compared to 2024.\n\nFrom January to December, Epic Games offered 100 free games in its store, and users downloaded these games over 662 million times. Even more incredible, 77% of the free games offered reached their all-time peak simultaneous player records, and 40% also experienced an increase in simultaneous players on Steam.\n\nCurrently, approximately **one billion people** have an Epic Games account, and the vast majority of them use the Epic Games Store.\n\nAccording to a chart published by Epic Games, the five most popular games in terms of player spending and engagement on the platform in 2025 were:\n\n  * Fortnite\n  * Wuthering Waves\n  * StarRail\n  * Rocket League\n  * Genshin Impact\n\n\n\nGames like FC 26, GTA 5, Hogwarts Legacy, Borderlands 4, and ARC Raiders also followed closely behind these top games. In the final part of the report, the Epic Games team provided the following message:\n\n> In summary: we are building a fairer, more open marketplace for players and developers. As we head into 2026, we remain committed to empowering developers and providing the best possible experience to players wherever they choose to play.\n\n_For the latest_ _gaming guides_ _and_ _system requirements_ _, you can follow GamingAlly on_ _Instagram_ _,__Twitter_ _and Google News._",
  "title": "Epic Games Store Gave Away 662 Million Free Games in 2025",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-05T10:00:53.000Z"
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