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Epic Games Store July-August free-game rotation

Overview

The Epic Games Store continued its weekly “Free Thursday” promotion throughout July and August 2026. Following earlier July giveaways such as River City Girls 2, I Have No Mouth, I Must Scream, Nova Lands, Tattoo Tycoon, Together After Dark, Echo Generation, Luto, and Foretales, the store added OTXO on 27 July.

From 30 July to 6 August, the promotion included the top-down shooter OTXO alongside the tactical roguelite Sol Cesto. The mid-August window, running from 6 August to 13 August, featured the narrative adventure Beacon Pines, the cooperative puzzle game We Were Here Together, and the narrative puzzle game A Guidebook of Babel.

Following the mid-August period, the rotation moved to Caravan SandWitch. By late August, the store offered the space survival adventure Breathedge and the horse racing simulation Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition, available for claim until 3 September 2026.

Regional availability issues have emerged in Germany regarding these titles. While Rival Stars Horse Racing remains accessible, Breathedge has disappeared from the German Epic Games Store, with users receiving messages stating the content is “unavailable in their region”. This follows earlier reports that the upcoming title, Alone With You—scheduled for 3 September to 10 September 2026—may also be unavailable in Germany due to missing age ratings or local restrictions, causing confusion among local users.

On 10 September 2026, the store transitioned to offering two highly-rated titles: the 2D rogue-lite platformer Astral Ascent and the pixel-art shooter Luftrausers. Astral Ascent, a fast-paced 2D pixel-art Roguelite platformer developed by Hibernian Workshop, holds a Metacritic score of 86. Luftrausers, an arcade-style combat shooter from Vlambeer, holds a Metacritic score of 80. This promotional offer is available until 17 September 2026. Following this period, the store has indicated that Mindcop and Shogun Showdown are scheduled as the next free offerings.

Entities

Epic Games Store · Epic Games · OTXO · Breathedge · Beacon Pines

Timeline

  1. 2 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 22 sources
    Epic Games Store offers Astral Ascent and Luftrausers for free

    Epic Games Store is offering Astral Ascent and Luftrausers for free on PC until September 17, 2026. Both titles will remain in players' libraries permanently after being claimed.

  2. 10 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
    Epic Games Store offers free titles amid German availability issues

    Epic Games Store is offering Breathedge and Rival Stars Horse Racing for free, but Breathedge is unavailable to players in Germany due to regional restrictions.

  3. 16 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 12 sources
    Epic Games Store offers free games Breathedge and Rival Stars

    Epic Games Store is offering Breathedge and Rival Stars Horse Racing for free until September 3, 2026. The next free title, Alone With You, will be available starting September 3.

  4. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Epic Games Store offers free titles August 6–13

    Epic Games Store is offering Beacon Pines, We Were Here Together, and A Guidebook of Babel for free from August 6 to August 13, 2026.

  5. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 19 sources
    Epic Games Store gives Beacon Pines and We Were Here Together free

    Epic Games Store offers free copies of Beacon Pines and We Were Here Together from 6‑13 August 2026; both remain in users’ libraries after claim.

  6. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Epic Games Store gives away OTXO game for free

    Epic Games Store is offering the game OTXO as a free download for a week, urging players to claim it promptly.

  7. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 19 sources
    Epic Games Store gives OTXO and Sol Cesto free until Aug 6

    Epic Games Store offers OTXO and Sol Cesto free on PC from July 30‑Aug 6, 2026, with Beacon Pines and We Were Here Together slated for free download starting Aug 6.

  8. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources
    Epic Games Store Gives Away Free Games in Weekly Promotion

    Epic Games Store offers free weekly game downloads, featuring titles like OTXO and Foretales, with limited one‑week availability across PC and mobile.

  9. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Epic Games Store announces two free games for August 2026

    Epic Games Store will give away two games—OTXO, a top‑down roguelite shooter, and Sol Cesto, an underground random‑world adventure—free from July 30 to August 6, 2026 for Spanish users.

  10. about 2 months ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Epic Games Store Makes Card Game Foretales Free Until End of July

    Epic Games Store offers the card game Foretales free on Android, iOS and PC until July’s end, normally costing about €5.

  11. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 16 sources
    Epic Games Store gives away Foretales free until July 30

    Epic Games Store offered the card‑RPG Foretales free from 23‑30 July 2026; after that OTXO and Sol Cesto will be free 30 July‑6 August. The game features deck‑building, multiple endings, music by Christophe Hér

  12. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Epic Games and Nintendo roll out major game discount promotions

    Epic Games offers Foretales for free while Nintendo eShop runs a Summer Sale of over 2,200 titles with up to 95% off until Aug 2.

  13. about 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Epic Games Offers Free Games Until July 23 and Cuts Prices on Turkish-Language Titles

    Epic Games gives away Luto and Echo Generation for free until July 23 and starts a summer sale with steep discounts on many games, including Turkish‑language titles.

  14. about 2 months ago

    [CULTURE] 10 sources
    Epic Games Store offers Echo Generation and Luto as free downloads

    Epic Games Store gives away Echo Generation: Midnight Edition and horror game Luto for free until July 23 2026, with a permanent addition to users’ libraries.

  15. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 6 sources
    Epic Games Store gives away horror game 'Together After Dark' for free

    Epic Games Store offers the horror co‑op game Together After Dark for free until July 27 2026, after a prior free‑game promotion.

  16. 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Epic Games Store offers free games throughout July 2026

    Epic Games Store will give away free games each week in July 2026, starting with River City Girls 2 and I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, then Nova Lands and Tattoo Tycoon, with new titles added weekly.

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