{"id":14920,"date":"2022-05-06T14:06:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T12:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1639810"},"modified":"2022-05-06T14:32:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-06T12:32:09","slug":"epic-free-games-latest-freebies-in-the-epic-games-store-revealed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/epic-free-games-latest-freebies-in-the-epic-games-store-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic free games: Latest freebies in the Epic Games Store revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 06 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Another batch of free games are coming to the Epic Games Store in May 2022, as the developers of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/fortnite\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Fortnite<\/a> continue to try to tempt gamers over to its own-brand software store\/launcher.<\/p>\n<p>As PC players will already know, Steam (owned by Valve, the makers of Half-Life and Portal and more recently the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/steam-deck-pre-order-buy\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Steam Deck<\/a>) was one of the only major platforms for years in terms of buying and launching computer games.<\/p>\n<p>That is, until Epic came along with the Epic Games Store, providing a regular stream of freebies \u2013 it\u2019s definitely one of the things that makes the Epic Games Store particularly appealing.<\/p>\n<p>So, what\u2019s free on the Epic Games Store this month? Keep on reading to find out!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Epic Games Store free games for May 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Jotun-4e998c5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Jotun-4e998c5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Jotun-4e998c5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Jotun-4e998c5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Jotun-4e998c5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Jotun-4e998c5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1639908\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Jotun-4e998c5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Jotun has a charming hand-drawn visual style.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i> Thunder Lotus Games<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The following free games have been revealed for the Epic Games Store community in May 2022:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Terraforming Mars<\/strong> (available to claim from 5th May to 12th May)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jotun: Valhalla Edition<\/strong> (available to claim from 12th May to 19th May)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prey<\/strong> (available to claim from 12th May to 19th May)<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>If you were wondering, that\u2019s the 2017 Prey game (developed by Arkane Studios), as opposed to the 2006 Prey game (developed by Human Head Studios).<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 version of Prey, which will be free on the Epic Games Store this month, is a sci-fi mystery wrapped in an action-packed game that fans of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/deathloop-2-sequel-actors-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Deathloop<\/a> and\/or Dishonored are sure to love.<\/p> <p>Terraforming Mars is a digital version of the board game of the same name, and Jotun is an action-exploration game inspired by Norse mythology.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, we\u2019d expect another wave of free Epic Games Store games to come around quickly, and we\u2019ll be sure to update this page when that happens.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, don\u2019t forget to claim those current games while you can! There\u2019s certainly plenty there to keep you busy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times Gaming on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest insights. Or if you\u2019re looking for something to watch, see our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">TV Guide.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/2020-10-07\/video-game-release-dates\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">video game release schedule<\/a> for all upcoming games on consoles. 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