Third-Party Games Have Arrived On Epic Games Store Mobile

As a devoted follower, I’ve witnessed Epic Games’ relentless courtroom standoff with tech giants Apple and Google over the freedom to broaden the Epic Games Store on mobile devices for quite some time now. Though certain legal skirmishes persist, Epic is making a giant leap in the world of mobile gaming by onboarding 19 external games to its platform.

On their official website, Epic Games announced that they are starting to release new mobile games, beginning with Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee, which is currently available for free on Android and iOS until February 20. Later on, Bloons TD 6 will also be given away for free. Epic Games hinted at other titles becoming available monthly, with the intention to switch to weekly releases later in the year.

The list below showcases the latest video games now offered through the Epic Games Store. Please note that some of these games might not be compatible with both iOS and Android devices, while the game “Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee” is unavailable in Russia.

  • Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee
  • Evoland 2
  • Figment 1
  • Hidden Folks
  • Idle Champions
  • Pilgrims
  • Out There
  • Shapez
  • Samorost 2
  • Samorost 3
  • Super Meat Boy Forever
  • Super Space Club
  • There Is No Game
  • Firestone Idle RPG (only on iOS)
  • Gigapocalypse (only on iOS)
  • Blade of God X (only on Android)
  • Mafia City (only on Android)
  • Office Fight (only on Android)
  • The Grand Mafia (only on Android)

In the announcement, Epic emphasized its partnership agreements with outside developers, offering an 88/12 revenue split for transactions made within the app and zero percentage for third-party transactions. The new Launch Everywhere with Epic program, which has just been introduced, lowers the royalty rate from 5% to 3.5% on all platforms for games built using Unreal Engine that are released simultaneously or first on the Epic Games Store, and not elsewhere.

Lately, two Epic board members resigned under pressure from the US Justice Department due to their simultaneous membership on Tencent’s board, seen as a competitive gaming firm by the government. Furthermore, Epic is pursuing legal action against an individual accused of cheating, who allegedly exploited unauthorized software to secure an edge in several Fortnite competitions hosted by the company.

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2025-01-24 20:39