Friday, January 29th 2021
Epic Games Store Year In Review 2020
The Epic Games Store saw its best year yet in 2020 growing to over 160 million users and up 192% to 31.3 million daily active players. The peak concurrent user record was broken reaching 13 million up from 9 million in 2019 while monthly active users grew from 32 million to 56 million. Users spent over 700 million USD on the store of which third party games accounted for 37% at 265 million. Playtime also increased 70% to 5.7 billion hours in 2020 compared to 3.35 billion in 2019.
Epic Games has also confirmed their intention to continue offering free weekly games throughout 2021. In 2020 the Epic Games Store gave away 103 different free games which were claimed over 749 million times. These games averaged a review score of 77% according to OpenCritic data and represented 2,407 USD value if taken at RRP. In 2021 Epic hopes to continue growing the store by introducing new tools that will help to bring more titles to the platform.
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Epic Games has also confirmed their intention to continue offering free weekly games throughout 2021. In 2020 the Epic Games Store gave away 103 different free games which were claimed over 749 million times. These games averaged a review score of 77% according to OpenCritic data and represented 2,407 USD value if taken at RRP. In 2021 Epic hopes to continue growing the store by introducing new tools that will help to bring more titles to the platform.
26 Comments on Epic Games Store Year In Review 2020
But I can't download these large files and the computer is too slow.
CONS: Tencent ownership, shady privacy practices, client and performance could use a bit of love.
Steam :
For sure, having those games for free is BAD yeah. :kookoo:
Personally I did enjoy some of those games received for free. If you guys don't want them free, nobody forces you to get them there.
Kinguin you said ? That's a Hong kong website owned by Kinguin Digital Limited, 8/F, On Hing Building, 1 On, Hing Terrace, Central Hong Kong (www.kinguin.net/about-us). At this point if you don't want developers to get money (or partnership) from EPIC neither giving money to Steam but prefer giving money to people reselling keys you better wear the black flag and travel the internet seven seas.
Steam is consumer focused while EGS is dev focused, simple as that.
I remember Metro Exodus and recently The Division 2 (by the devs themselves lol) discussion going on in Steam Forum of the respective games where the games aren't available on Steam store. Epic's reasoning for lack of forums and user review is that devs don't want it and third party websites are better in that regard anyway. While disagree wholeheartedly amd their stance on this should tell you who they care more for, devs or consumers actually buying shit.
I have to download 1-2% of every game and copy that game folder and do it all over again
what game launcher better then EGS, hufff
I have EPIC since Unreal Tournament '4' beta or Alpha maybe not sure and never installed Fortnite either. 'not my cup of tea'
Started buying games on it since Borderlands 3 and bought multiple games since, not a single issue with them and nowadays I use EPIC more than Steam or any other launcher. 'second is GoG actually and I have Steam since the relase of Half life 2'
Free games are a good extra but its not the only reason why I'm using it.
Great store though, i bought many games :)
I do appreciate that, when Steam was starting out it was different though so its hard to compare really.
Even if I dont trust EGS enough with my money, I sure do enjoy getting free stuff and so far I have 152 titles.
Its sometimes nice to be an early adopter:p
Long may they continue.
the list really goes on
just cause they dont put out aaa games every week
doesn't mean the games are badfornite has no gambling in it
you just buy a skin and then have it
As for the launcher being crap, as far as I'm concerned it performs as advertised and launches the games. Other features such as in-game overlays, achievements may com later of course, but frankly I don't care about those either way.
GOG's client has official (and unnofficial for steam) integration with Epic Store.
World War Z
THPS 1+2
Out of 20 or so free games I received I only played 2: Wolf Among Us and Hitman.
That being said it's not like I bought many games on Steam or any other platform. Actually, majority of my gaming purchases were digital or physical copies of PS4 games.