Epic has revealed its Epic Video games Retailer 12 months In Evaluate for 2025, revealing extra concerning the storefront’s efficiency final yr. In accordance with the corporate, 2025 was a yr of development, as participant spending on third-party PC video games grew by 57% to an all-time report of $400 million. PC gamers spent $1.16 billion on the Epic Video games Retailer, up 6% yr over yr.
The storefront reached an all-time report of 78 million month-to-month energetic customers on PC, and 6.65 billion whole gameplay hours have been logged in 2025. Epic did word that general gameplay hours declined yr over yr, whereas hours spent in third-party titles elevated by 4%. Spending–including on Epic’s games–reached $1.16 billion in 2025, a rise of 6% yr over yr, and, as typical, the Free Video games Program continued to draw customers for each its free PC and cell video games.
This is a better take a look at how Epic’s 2025 was formed by report consumer numbers, free video games, and important spending.
Complete PC customers reached a brand new excessive
Over 317 million PC customers accessed the Epic Video games Retailer in 2025, with the shop peaking at 78 million energetic customers in December 2025. On common, there have been 67 million month-to-month energetic users–a 1% decline–and every day energetic customers declined by 2% to 31 million. Cross-platform accounts grew by 8% to 972 million, and a pair of.78 billion gameplay hours have been spent in third-party video games alone.
Income and engagement by the numbers
- $400 million spent by gamers on third-party PC video games in Epic Video games Retailer (+57%)
- 2.78 billion whole third-party gameplay hours (+4%)
- $1.16 billion spent by PC gamers on the Epic Video games Retailer (+6%)
- 6.65 billion whole retailer gameplay hours (-14%)
- 972 million cross-platform accounts (+8%)
- 317 million+ whole PC gamers
- 78 million MAU in December 2025, an all-time report (+6%)
- 67 million common MAU (-1%)
- 31 million common DAU (-2%)
Everyone loves free video games
Epic’s Free Video games Program served up 100 titles–valued at $2,316–in 2025. The corporate says 662 million free video games have been claimed all year long.
Free Video games by the numbers
- 100 free video games provided
- 662 million free video games claimed
- $2,316 in whole worth per participant
- 78% common rating throughout all free video games
Stay-service video games continued to dominate in 2025
Epic organized its high PC video games in keeping with three tiers: Mythic, Legendary, and Epic. On the very high of the checklist are a number of live-service titles, with Fortnite unsurprisingly main the pack. In actual fact, all the video games on this class are free-to-play video games, together with the favored Genshin Influence, Rocket League, and Honkai Star Rail.
Within the Legendary tier, EA Sports activities FC 25 was on the high, adopted by extra free-to-play video games like Zenless Zone Zero and Infinity Nikki. Grand Theft Auto 5 continues to be widespread greater than a decade after its launch, whereas Useless by Daylight additionally drew in loads of gamers. The Epic tier included a number of hit video games like Arc Raiders, Alan Wake 2, Borderlands 4, and Crimson Useless Redemption 2. Useless Island 2 and Hogwarts Legacy additionally appeared on this checklist, probably as a result of they have been Epic Video games Retailer freebies for every week.
Prime PC Video games Titles in 2025
Mythic
- Fortnite
- Wuthering Waves
- Honkai Star Rail
- Rocket League
- Genshin Influence
Legendary
- EA Sports activities FC 25
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Useless by Daylight
- Infinity Nikki
Epic
- Soccer Supervisor 2024
- Alan Wake 2
- EA Sports activities FC 25
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Rainbow Six Siege
- Useless Island 2
- Borderlands 4
- Crimson Useless Redemption 2
- ARC Raiders
What’s subsequent for the Epic Video games Retailer in 2026?
Following final yr’s enhancements to the storefront–such as a brand new obtain supervisor and enhanced discovery–Epic is planning to rebuild the platform’s underlying structure. “These modifications will make the storefront on the launcher responsive and really feel good to make use of, with quick load occasions and larger stability,” Epic stated in a press launch. ” To create a greater social expertise for gamers, we’re creating group areas within the Epic Video games Retailer and enhancing cross-platform textual content chat with options like avatars, participant profiles, and personal messaging.”
Epic may even prolong these options to its on-line providers, and in Q2, it is going to add voice chat and game-independent events to its social framework. It additionally plans to change into extra developer-friendly by launching an official program to assist studios and publishers promote extra video games by way of the storefront, leveraging Fortnite’s reputation. Gamers who buy taking part video games will get a Fortnite beauty together with an identical character avatar for his or her Epic account profile.
Later in 2026, a cross-platform library for gamers throughout PC and cell will likely be added, and regional storefronts with localized discovery are additionally within the pipeline.
