Highlights
- Epic Games Store offers free games weekly; The Falconeer is July 4's game.
- Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition is free from June 27 to July 4, receiving positive reviews.
- Epic Games Store's mystery game promotions offer unknown titles, often daily.
The Epic Games Store free game for July 4 is The Falconeer. Thursdays are always exciting for Epic Games Store users, as that's when they can hop on the launcher, snag a new free game, and get a preview of what's coming to the service the following week. There have been some rare exceptions to the rule over the years, but these updates almost always happen on Thursdays at 10 am CT.
As expected, the Epic Games Store has once again updated its free game selection. From now until July 4, Epic Games Store users can claim Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition for free. Sunless Skies is a horror RPG rogue-lite where players manage a train as it explores the cosmos. Sunless Skies earned strong reviews from critics at the time of its original release, and so it should make for a solid Epic Games Store free game offering. But while Sunless Skies is technically the current Epic Games Store free game, it's still erroneously listed for $24.99 at the time of this writing, so EGS users may have to wait a little longer than expected to claim it.
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In any case, Sunless Skies will be free on the Epic Games Store from June 27 to July 4, at which point it will be replaced by The Falconeer. The Falconeer is an air combat game where players ride on a giant falcon. The game boasts "multiple campaigns," though it will only run about 10 to 15 hours or so. Unlike Sunless Skies, The Falconeer earned mixed reviews from critics. Even so, fans of the aerial combat genre may still want to give it a look, especially while it's free on the Epic Games Store.
Epic Games Store Free Games
- Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition - June 27 to July 4
- The Falconeer - July 4 to July 11
Right now, Epic Games Store users can claim Sunless Skies for free, and from July 4 to July 11, they'll be able to grab The Falconeer. The Falconeer will then be replaced by a different free game, though its identity remains a complete mystery at this point. The Epic Games Store free games can be anything from obscure indies to big budget AAA games, though the higher-profile titles are typically reserved for the launcher's popular mystery game promotions.
The next Epic Games Store free mystery game promotion will presumably kick off at some point this December and go into the new year if previous events are any indication. Whereas typical Epic Games Store free games are given away on a weekly basis, the mystery games are often given away daily, which makes them a little more exciting. Whatever the case may be, there should be plenty of Epic Games Store free games to claim between now and when the next mystery promotion goes live.
