All the free games in the 2025 daily Epic Games Store advent calendar

Every year the Epic Games Store gives away a game for free every day toward the end of the year, giving gamers a reason to celebrate the holiday season other than egg nog and cookies. This year will be no different, with the giveaway beginning December 18, and likely stretching into January as in previous years. Also as in previous years, there have been plenty of quote-unquote “leaks,” though none can be substantiated yet.

In past years, we’ve seen games that run the gamut of price points, genres, vibes, and notoriety, from site favorite but inexpensive pixel art games like Vampire Survivors to big-budget cinematic AAA titles like Death Stranding, and everything in between. In addition to Vampire Survivors, last year’s giveaway featured Control, Dredge, and Sifu. There are also usually some repeats from previous giveaways, for people who religiously snap up Epic Games Store’s weekly free games.

Here is the list of games being given away to celebrate the 2025 holiday season:

1. Day 1: Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

If you don’t like today’s game, the rollover for tomorrow’s game generally occurs at 11 am ET, which is 16:00 UTC. If you aren’t into timezone math, the store’s front page also has a real-time countdown to their next offering. Also note that sometimes the store page doesn’t set itself to Free right away so if you go to the game and it still has a cost check again later.