When 2022 ended, the Epic Games Store had exceeded 230 million PC users, which is 36 million more than in 2021. If we add Epic Games multiplatform accounts to that figure, we go to 723 million. Regarding active users, the store reached a maximum of 34.3 million in 2022 and monthly active users reached 68 million, above the 62 million of the previous year. In terms of content, the store added 626 new PC games for a total of 1,548 titles. This number should rise considerably this year thanks to self-publishing.
For those interested in spending, in 2022 players on the Epic Games Store paid $355 million in third-party content, an 18% increase from the previous year. If we include games owned by Epic Games (Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys), gamers spent $820 million in 2022, 2% less than in 2021.
On the other hand, we have the free games program from the Epic Games Store, which in 2022 offered 99 titles for a value of $2,240, according to the store. “Of those, 70 of the games offered in our free games program surpassed their record for concurrent users on PC, with an average increase of 25 times their all-time high,” says Epic Games. Last year, players claimed a total of nearly 700 million free games. The smaller titles are claimed between 6 and 7 million times in a week, while the big ones range between 20 and 25 million.
Finally, Epic Games has listed the best titles of 2022 in three categories according to player spending and playing time.
- Mythical: Genshin Impact, Rocket League, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Grand Theft Auto V and Fortnite
- Legendaries: Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrated, Red Dead Redemption II, Fall Guys, Sifu, Saints Row
- Epics: Valorant, Borderlands 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Evil Dead The Game, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Dying Light 2 Star Human, FIFA 23, Far Cry 6, Dead by Daylight, God of War
