UPDATE 1/12: The issues with the Epic Games Store have been resolved and Sail Forth can now be claimed for free.
Original story follows.
TheEpic Games Storefree game for January 18 to January 25 is the platformerLove, but EGS users are having issues claiming the current free game. Now that theEpic Games Storefree mystery game promotion has come to an end, EGS users have been given advanced notice about what freebies to expect from one week to the next.
Last week, Epic Games Store users were tipped off that the EGS free game for January 11 to January 18 would beSail Forth. Despite this,Sail Forthis not available for Epic Games Store users to claimat the time of this writing, seemingly due to some kind of error with the digital storefront. The official Epic Games Store Twitter account recently tweeted aboutSail Forthbeing the free game, so it seems that is still the intention, but if one navigates to its store page, they are prompted to buy it instead.
It remains to be seen how long it will take for the Epic Games Store to sort out the issues withSail Forth, but we will update this article once the problem is fixed. In the past, there have been times when anannounced Epic Games Store free game was swapped out with something else, though it’s unclear if that’s what will happen withSail Forth. In any case, Epic Games Store users now know for sure that they haveLoveto look forward to come January 18, barring any other unforeseen issues.
Epic Games Store Free Games Right Now
What’s interesting aboutLovebeing the next Epic Games Store free game is that it previously leaked online. Leaker billbil-kun leakedLoveas the Epic Games Store free game for January 18last week. Billbil-kun also accurately leaked various games that were given away during the Epic Games Store free mystery game promotion. Needless to say, Epic Games Store users that want to know about free games well in advance may want to pay close attention to billbil-kun’s reports moving forward.
Hopefully, the problems withSail Forthare sorted out sooner rather than later soEpic Games Store userscan claim their free game for the week of January 11 to January 18. And in the meantime, they can look forward to trying indie platformerLovefrom January 18 to January 25.
Epic Games Store
A digital video game storefront for Windows PC and macOS created and operated by Epic Games. Originally launched in December 2018, Epic Games Store is both a website as well as a standalone launcher.
