Epic Games Giveaway for January 8th to January 15th

If you like the anxiety of holding the line as hordes creep up on you, then today is your lucky day. For the second game giveaway of 2026, the Epic Games Store has picked one of its most popular tower defense games, but you have to act quickly if you want to keep it.

This week's giveaway is the chaotic yet adorable universe of Bloons TD 6. You can claim the game to keep forever so long as you get it before 16:00 GMT on Thursday, January 15th.

The Peak of Tower Defense

Maybe it's the nostalgia speaking from my long-gone days of playing Biscuit Brigade on the earlier versions of the Neopets website, but tower defense games like Bloons TD 6 always warm my heart.

Bloons TD 6 adds an original spin on the genre by having monkeys as your primary means of defense, fighting against evil balloons. It's all a little nonsensical, but it works just fine with the chaotic gameplay that the series is famous for.

What sets Bloons TD 6 apart from most tower defense games is the variability in levels. Some of them will be fairly standard static setups, but others will have you working on rails, for example. This level of diversity helps keep things fresh and puts off the feeling of having found the game's meta.

The Epic Games Store rating for Bloons TD 6 currently hovers at 4.8 stars out of 5, and that score is mimicked on Steam, where 97% of all reviews are positive.

If you like a good tower defense game, don't let the goofy marketing visuals put you off from one of the most replayable games out there today.

Featured Discounts

In case you are looking for something a little more familiar, the Epic Games Store currently has some deep discounts on popular titles worth looking into.

Leading the line here is the 2010 platforming classic Super Meat Boy, which is currently on sale for 95% off. That means you can snag one of the most iconic indie titles ever for as little as $0.74. That's less than the watered-down coffee I have to buy at the vending machine in the board games room.

If you want something a little more intense, you can also get the FPS title Zero Hour for $3.59 right now. Developed as a more serious alternative to Rainbow Six Siege, this is a highly replayable shooter with realistic mechanics and a range of multiplayer modes.

All Free Games on Epic for 2026

Here are all the games that have been given away by the Epic Games Store in 2026, and known future giveaways:

• Total War: Three Kingdoms (January 1st-January 8th)
• Wildgate (January 1st-January 8th)
• Bloons TD 6 (January 8th-January 15th)
• Styx: Master of Shadows (January 15th-January 22nd)
• Styx: Shards of Darkness (January 15th-January 22nd)

To claim a game on the Epic Games Store, create an account, then open the Epic Games Launcher. Scroll down to the Free Games Section and look for games marked as "FREE NOW" on their thumbnail.

Click there to enter the game's store page, then hit "Get", followed by "Place Order". Voilà, you can now keep that game in your library forever, and install it from there.