Epic Games Store Gives Away $2,000 in Free Games As User Base Grows, But Steam Still Reigns in Player Spending
• Epic Games Store gave away over $2,000 worth of games (86 titles) for free in 2023, totaling over 580 million game downloads • Epic Games Store reached 75 million monthly active users in December 2023, a 10% increase from 2022 • But Steam still dominates with 132 million monthly active users reported for 2021 • Player spending on Epic Games Store rose 16% to $950 million in 2023 • Top games by engagement & spending were Genshin Impact, Rocket League, Dead Island 2, GTA 5, & Fortnite