{"id":1104533,"date":"2026-01-27T22:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=513088"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:55:02","slug":"epic-games-store-will-add-monthly-free-games-20-third-party-titles-to-mobile-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/epic-games-store-will-add-monthly-free-games-20-third-party-titles-to-mobile-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Games Store will add monthly free games, 20 third-party titles to mobile app"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/epic-games-store-will-add-monthly-free-games-20-third-party-titles-to-mobile-app.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Epic Games Store will soon charge through Apple\u2019s efforts to mitigate the downloading of apps from third-party marketplaces to iOS and iPadOS \u2014 namely, Apple\u2019s Core Technology Fee. Epic will add 20 third-party titles to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/440891\/fortnites-back-on-iphone-with-launch-of-mobile-epic-games-store-in-eu\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"440891\">mobile store in the European Union<\/a>, the region impacted by the fee policy, and it\u2019ll pay the fees in full for one year. The policy dictates that Apple charge a steep per-download fee \u2014 50 cents in Euros \u2014 for every download of a game from a third-party store after 1 million downloads. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2025\/1\/23\/24349542\/epic-games-third-party-developers-apple-google-europe\">Epic will also offer free games each month<\/a>, as reported by The Verge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Epic launched its mobile store for Apple and Android in August 2024, with the Apple store only available in the EU due to the Digital Markets Act there, which prevents monopoly by enforcing market competition. Other publishers and marketplaces, like Steam and PlayStation, are able to list their apps on the Apple App Store because the apps don\u2019t include any downloading of games via their apps \u2014 rather, some apps allow you to stream your games from the cloud and others function solely as a way to manage other assets from your account, like screenshots. It\u2019s not just Apple that seeks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24040152\/epic-vs-apple-fortnite-app-store-supreme-court\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"34333\">lock down app sales<\/a> \u2014 Epic Games Store also doesn\u2019t meet the requirements for Google\u2019s Play Store in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The Verge also reported that Epic\u2019s statements in a Thursday press briefing argued \u201cmany mobile game developers aren\u2019t on its store because Apple and Google discourage them with restrictions and fees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">As for the 20 new third-party games, we still don\u2019t know what they\u2019ll be. A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EpicGames\/status\/1882493664259420411\">post on Epic\u2019s X (formerly Twitter) account<\/a> said it\u2019s run into \u201ca few bugs that we\u2019re working through now.\u201d Epic\u2019s statements do, however, insinuate that the third-party games will be available to mobile app users in any region where the mobile app exists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Polygon has contacted Epic Games Store and Apple for comment and clarification and has not yet heard back. We\u2019ll update the story when we learn more. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/513088\/epic-games-store-20-third-party-games-apple-app-store-core-technology-fee\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epic Games Store will soon charge through Apple\u2019s efforts to mitigate the downloading of apps from third-party marketplaces to iOS and iPadOS \u2014 namely, Apple\u2019s Core Technology Fee. Epic will add 20 third-party titles to its mobile store in the European Union, the region impacted by the fee policy, and it\u2019ll pay the fees in full for one year. The policy dictates that Apple charge a steep per-download fee \u2014 50 cents in Euros \u2014 for every download of a game from a third-party store after 1 million downloads. Epic will also offer free games each month, as reported by The Verge. 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