Epic Games Store Roundup: Major Updates and Notable Freebies (January 2024)

In mid-January 2024, the Epic Games ecosystem featured a compelling lineup of game updates alongside high-value free titles distributed through the Epic Games Store's weekly promotion program.

Featured Game Updates

• Hunt: Showdown (Update 2.6.1): Crytek's extraction shooter introduced the Scrapbeak boss, adding intense new boss encounters to the atmospheric Louisiana bayou.
• Dauntless: Echoes of Reality: Phoenix Labs' free-to-play action RPG expanded with cosmic Behemoth battles and new Aether realms.
• Satisfactory (Update 7): Coffee Stain Studios introduced programmable splitters, conveyor lifts, and new blueprint tools for factory building enthusiasts.

Spotlight Free Games

Epic's rotating weekly giveaway featured Warhorse Studios' critically acclaimed historical RPG Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Squad's physics-driven aerospace simulator Kerbal Space Program, and the narrative drama Adios, continuing Epic's strategy of user acquisition through premium free titles.