Epic Counters an Analyst’s Claim That Players Only Use It for Free Games, Stating That It Hit an All-Time Sales Record of $400 Million in 2025

[Peter_Brosdahl]

No one can deny that the Epic Games Store is the place to go for free games, but according to one analyst, it might not be enough to keep EGS sustainable. It’s no secret that gamers can be a fickle bunch, and one thing is certain: launcher fatigue can set in. While numerous gaming apps […]

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[GodisanAtheist]

If Alan Wake 2 gets cheap enough ($10 or less), I'll pick it up on the EGS despite my distaste for Epic, Fortnite, Tim Sweeny, the whole shebang. I even went and downloaded the EGS app and sideloaded it onto my phone because I'm at work quite a bit and naturally cannot access Steam/EGS etc through the firewall, so for Steam I am almost always buying games off the app.

Well imagine my surprise when I learned the EGS app for Android *doesn't let you buy/add PC games, only mobile phone games* and I just gave up on EGS again.

In the year of our lord 2026, can EGS ****ing do anything right?

 

[Brian_B]

Interesting

At the same time:

Annual Earnings: Analysts and industry data estimate Fortnite brought in around $5 billion to $6 billion during 2025, continuing its streak of earning billions annually.

Take-away: Epic can’t even sell their own crap on EGS very well

 

[Grimlakin]

I am curious what their burn rate is. Something tells me 400 million isnt a profit.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I am curious what their burn rate is. Something tells me 400 million isnt a profit.

They are giving almost 90% back to the devs/publishers so under $50 million.

 

[MadMummy76]

They are right for once. I don't even use them for free games.