The Epic Games Store Year in Review for 2024 is here, and according to Epic, PC gamers spent a pretty impressive amount of money in the store last year, although there could well be a very good reason for that.
Epic says that PC players racked up $1.09 billion in spending on the Store throughout 2024, but that figure is "including Epic's games", so it's likely that the number includes spending for battle royale juggernaut Fortnite.
The figure represents a 15% increase on last year's, but if the number is restricted to just third-party games, it's much lower; just $255m was spent on third-party PC games in the store in 2024, representing an 18% drop from 2023's total.
Elsewhere, Epic hit a new high of 295 million total Epic Games Store PC users last year, representing a 25 million increase on a year-over-year basis.
However, the highest monthly active user total on the platform was 74 million, which Epic achieved in December 2024. That represents a drop of 1% over last year's peak figure, although I'm sure Epic won't be losing sleep over that.
Average monthly active users rose by 6%, as did average daily active users, and the total number of hours players spent playing games on the store was 7.72 billion, a rise of 10% over last year's figure.
Epic's free game program also continued throughout 2024, bringing games like Hell Let Loose and Sifu to players for absolutely nothing. All in all, players redeemed almost 600 million free games via the store in 2024.
So, what were the most-played Epic Store games in 2024? As ever, Epic divides its hall of fame into three separate tiers: Mythic, Legendary, and Epic. Here they are in all their glory!
Most played Epic Games Store games in 2024: Mythic tier
- Genshin Impact
- Rocket League
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- Fortnite
Most played Epic Games Store games in 2024: Legendary tier
- EA Sports FC 24
- Destiny 2
- Alan Wake 2
- Fall Guys
- Wuthering Waves
Most played Epic Games Store games in 2024: Epic tier
- EA Sports FC 25
- Cyberpunk 2077
- The Sims 4
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Satisfactory
- Warframe
- Farming Simulator 22
- Dead by Daylight
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Dead Island 2
You can check out Epic's full rundown of its store's year here if you want to pore over more stats and figures. It's an interesting read!
