Earning Epic Rewards is easy and rewarding! You get 20% back on purchases made when using Epic's payment system including on games, add-ons and virtual currency. Rewards can then be redeemed against future purchases. Unsure what to choose? Well, have a read below for our top picks and some additional upcoming hits. 

Whether you're buying massive AAA blockbusters, indie classics, or even pre-purchasing upcoming hits, you’ll earn Epic Rewards. These are typically granted 14 days after your purchase, but some content gives it to you instantly. 

Instant rewards are granted on non-refundable content (like virtual currency and subscriptions) after completing your purchase. When you purchase virtual currency in Fortnite, Rocket League, and Fall Guys, or other titles like Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves that use Epic’s payment system, you’ll get 20% back in Epic Rewards right away. We’d encourage you to check out the FAQ, which explains all the details. 

We’d also encourage you to check your balance, as you might have something to spend already. And if not…browse some of the most exciting releases and pre-purchases below. These are just a few picks from us to start you out, but you’ll find tons more across the Epic Games Store.
 

Best games to pre-purchase

EA Sports FC 26

EA Sports FC 26 is the latest-and-greatest football (or soccer, we don’t judge) sim from EA, letting you take part in almost every element of the beautiful game. FC 26’s yearly infusion of updates includes 20,000+ players, 750+ clubs and national teams, over 120 stadiums, and 35+ leagues. Be a player! Be a manager! Have a kickabout or a career! Score some rewarding goals! 

Borderlands 4 

Gearbox are looking to reinvigorate the looter-shooter genre, bringing a team of new Vault hunters to battle across Kairos, a vast and seamless open-world. Alongside ludicrous loot and some fresh gun manufacturers, there’s a new system that lets you combine weapon effects from different makers, creating uber-guns that previously couldn’t exist. There’s no holding back in a series that was already so wild, it was its own frontier. Tell your friends, too—Borderlands is one of the best co-op series of all-time.

Dying Light: The Beast

With the world gone feral, you’d better be prepared. Techland’s gargantuan open-world action game brings back the original series protagonist, Kyle Crane. Having spent a decade being experimented on, Crane now possesses powers that allow him to morph into a raging beast, capable of shredding the undead that have flooded the rural valley of Castor Woods. It’s still a parkour-heavy survival horror game, but one where you are as much the predator as you are the prey. 

Jurassic World Evolution 3

The twist in Frontier’s rather fabulous-looking Jurassic World Evolution 3 is that you can now breed dinosaurs. The simple addition of male creatures has expanded a whole new element of the sandbox park-building game. Alongside plopping down enclosures and fitting up hotels, you can now selectively breed the 80 species for traits, skins, and more. A whole new world of possibilities (where absolutely nothing will go wrong) has opened. 

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Sonic and SEGA’s histories collide in this ambitious multiverse kart racing game where you'll even find characters from Minecraft and Yakuza revving up on the track. Leaning into the multiverse concept makes Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds look truly amazing. The tracks change with every lap, allowing the lead racer to select the next “world” to race through.  
 

Some top titles to buy right now

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Crawl all over New York, swing through the streets, glide past skyscrapers, and just have a blast as either Peter Parker or Miles Morales, the spider guys with the spider guises. The twin Spideys do battle with Venom, Kraven The Hunter, and more, while trying to balance superhero antics with their personal lives. Alongside the inner conflicts and tales of revenge, there’s a world full of side quests and collectibles to try to 100%.

The Last of Us Part I + The Last of Us Part II Remastered

Why not experience one of gaming’s greatest stories, told across two wonderfully remastered games?

Beginning with The Last of Us: The world has succumbed to a fungal infection that has turned most of the population into vicious beasts. You’ll play as Joel, trying to smuggle Ellie, one of the few people immune to the infection, across the US. She might just be the key to saving humanity. 

We won’t tell you what happens in the sequel, but together they make up one of the most heartbreaking, gruesome, and sometimes hopeful stories you’ll ever play. 

Ready or Not

There aren’t many games like Ready or Not, a SWAT simulator where the aim is to subdue and contain threats. Death is discouraged. The intense action requires subtle tactics and teamplay to pull off, thanks to tricky situations where suspects will use human shields or fake their own deaths. The scenarios pull very few punches, dealing with mass shootings, trafficking, and more. It’s grueling, but great—or you might even say, rewarding… 

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Continuing the mammoth task of rebuilding the classic ‘90s JRPG, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second installment of Cloud’s battle against Shinra. Rebirth expands on Final Fantasy VII more than anyone expected. With a huge open-world and real-time combat and exploration, it more than lives up to the original game. There’s no better way to play it—and there’s still more to come. 

The Escapists 2

Is there anything more rewarding than working out how to pull one over on those who have trapped you? The Escapists 2 has a cute look, but it’s a challenging game where you seek to free yourself from the confines of a prison. Spend days following the rules, working out routines, and plotting your route to freedom. There’s loads of scenarios, tons of tools, and some wonderfully tense cartoon capers.

Stellar Blade

What other combat heavy third-person action adventure game also lets you go fishing so you can unlock a new outfit? Stellar Blade’s action is as good as it gets, with seriously tough enemies you need to prepare for. Parries, patterns, and precision, are all needed if you want to overcome its massive boss battles. 

We hope this has rewarded you with some inspiration to earn—and even redeem—those Epic Rewards. Enjoy!