The Epic Games Store might not be making any money, but it’s still giving away lots of good deals to anyone who’s willing to shop there. The Steam competitor’s 2023 Black Friday deals might not be as good as in years past, but the Fortnite maker is still giving all players a coupon for 33 per cent off almost anything in the store, plus 10 per cent back in cash off future purchases. If you’ve been looking to pick up Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake II, or Final Fantasy VII Remake on PC, now’s a great time.
The Epic Games Store’s Black Friday sale runs through November 28 at 11:00 a.m. ET (November 29 at 3 AM AEDT — David) and doesn’t include many big discounts on individual games. You’ll have to hop over to Steam if you want the big game-to-game discounts. What Epic’s sale does do is give everyone a single-use 33% off coupon that they can apply to any game that’s $15 or more. Also, for the sale’s duration, anyone who buys a game will get 10 per cent back in Epic rewards over the normal 5 per cent.
Here’s how those maths works in practice. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is normally $AU99.95. Apply the coupon, and it drops to $AU66.96. Then you get $6.70 back. Nice. You can then spend that on, say, arcade platformer hit Hi-Fi Rush, to effectively make it 16% off ($AU37 instead of $AU44.95). You’ll then get $AU3.78 back from that purchase, and so on down the line.
The 33% coupon is also perfect for Alan Wake II, an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC. Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is also currently 50% off ($57.47 down from $114.95) before using the coupon, while the bundle for Cyberpunk 2077 plus the new Phantom Liberty expansion is 30% off ($89.99 down from $119.95) before applying the coupon.
Other notable games currently discounted in the Epic Games Store include Starship Troopers: Extermination (25% off), Sonic Frontiers (40% off), Total War: Warhammer II (50% off), Anno Mutationem (40% off), Paradise Killer (60% off), and The Witcher 3 Complete Edition (75% off). Mostly, though, it’s about picking something full price and using the 33% off coupon.
And if you don’t want to spend any money on the Epic Games Store, you can still pick up this week’s freebie. Surviving the Aftermath is being given away for free until November 24 at 3:00 AM AEDT, at which point Deliver Us Mars will be the next free game on tap. Epic’s proper holiday giveaway won’t start until around mid-December.
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