Every week, the Epic Games Store gives away a fresh batch of free games for users to claim for their digital libraries. Right now, Epic Games Store users can claim two free games with two more set to be added on July 29. And since the Epic Games Store free games are typically free on the Epic Games Store Launcher for a period of one week, that means fans know the first EGS free games for August 2021.
The current Epic Games Store free games are Defense Grid: The Awakening and Verdun. Defense Grid: The Awakening is a tower defense game that is actually making its second appearance as an Epic Games Store free game. Previously, Defense Grid: The Awakening was made free on the Epic Games Store during its advent calendar promotion that it hosted at the end of last year. Verdun, meanwhile, is a multiplayer military FPS set during World War 1. Both games are free to claim from now until July 29 at 10:00am CT.
Once July 29 rolls around, Defense Grid: The Awakening and Verdun will be cycled out as the free game offerings and replaced by Mothergunship and Train Sim World 2. Mothergunship is a bullet hell, roguelike FPS that earned somewhat mixed reviews at the time of its original. Train Sim World 2 is exactly as its name implies, it's a simulator-style game all about trains.
While Mothergunship and Train Sim World 2 will be the Epic Games Store free games for July 29, they are also technically the first free EGS games for August 2021 as well. As previously stated, Epic Games Store free games are available as free downloads for a week most of the time. This means that Mothergunship and Train Sim World 2 are free until August 5 at 10:00am CT, making them the first free Epic Games Store games for August 2021.
Once Mothergunship and Train Sim World 2 are added to the Epic Games Store free games lineup on July 29, fans will know even more Epic Games Store free games for August 2021 that they can look forward to. Since the Epic Games Store typically previews what it's next set of free games will be, that means that users will likely find out the free games for August 5 come July 29. The Epic Games Store free games for August 5 will almost certainly consist of two more free games, though the Epic Games Store sometimes changes things up by only offering one free game or by keeping the free games a mystery.
It's unlikely that there will be anymore Epic Games Store free mystery games this year until December, so EGS users should have a clear idea of what to expect from the free games lineup each week of August.