This is the Epic Games Store free game for January 16th

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Summary

  • Escape Academy is the Epic Games Store free game for January 16th.

  • The escape-the-room-style puzzler is the fourth free EGS of 2025.

  • Based on its OpenCritic score, Escape Academy is poised to be the highest-rated game EGS has delivered so far in 2025.

The Epic Games Store the free game for January 16 is Escape Academy. As usual, Epic Games Store users will have one week to claim it.

Developed by Los Angeles-based Coin Crew Games, Escape Academy is an escape-the-room puzzle game that was originally released for PC and consoles in July 2022. The game puts players in the shoes of the titular academy students, tasking them with training to become “escape room masters”.

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Escape Academy has now been confirmed as the next free EGS. PC players will be able to claim it on Thursday, January 16, as soon as the Epic Games Store stops offering Disorders. Escape Academy it will be free to tackle the digital storefront until January 23rd.

Escape Academy was already free on EGS before

The Epic Games Store has already given Escape Academy in the past using it as a free mystery game for January 1, 2024. However, this upcoming giveaway will mark the first time the 2022 title will be free on the digital storefront for a full week. The timing of this freebie is especially convenient for Xbox Game Pass members, ca Escape Academy is slated to leave Microsoft's subscription service on January 15 after an 18-month run on the platform.

Epic Games Store Free Games in January 2025

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance (January 1)

  • Hell Let Loose (January 2 – 9)

  • Disturbances (January 9 – 16)

  • Escape Academy (16 – 23 January)

Escape Academy has a “Strong” rating on OpenCritic based on an average score of 80 and a reviewer recommendation rate of 88%. This will make it the highest rated game that the Epic Games Store has offered in 2025 so far. Its overall level of critical acclaim is matched by player impressions, with the game having “very positive” reviews on Steam and ratings of 4.42 and 4.2 stars on the PlayStation and Xbox stores, respectively. In addition to being playable solo, Escape Academy it also supports online and split-screen multiplayer. Far from being an afterthought, this mode is so well done that the title is widely regarded as one of the best co-op puzzle games in recent memory.

Escape Academy will mark the fourth Epic Games Store award since 2025, after Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Hell break looseand Disorders— in that order. The platform's fifth free-to-play game of the year is expected to be announced on January 16, as soon as Escape Academy becomes claimable. Players who enjoy the base experience can also purchase two DLC packs in the form of Escape from Anti-Escape Island and Escape from the pastpriced at $9.99 each. Alternatively, these two pieces of post-launch content can be purchased together for $14.99, which is the price of Escape Academyhis season ticket.

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