Summary
- Epic Games Store users have until August 24 to claim the current free games, Black Book and Dodo Peak, before they are replaced by Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak.
- Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is a real-time strategy game with online multiplayer support, earning a respectable overall critic score of 79.
- Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak will be available from August 24 to August 31.
The Epic Games Store free game for August 24 to August 31 is Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. While Epic Games Store users wait for the opportunity to add Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak to their digital libraries, they have the chance to claim and play both Black Book and Dodo Peak.
Black Book and Dodo Peak are the current Epic Games Store free games, available from now until August 24 at 10:00am CT, at which point they will be replaced by Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. For those unfamiliar with the games, Black Book is described as a "dark RPG adventure" where players wield spells and summon demons. It earned mostly positive reviews at the time of its original release in 2021. Dodo Peak, meanwhile, is an arcade platformer game that released earlier this month, though it unfortunately earned mostly negative reviews from critics.
Epic Games Store users have until August 24 to claim Black Book and Dodo Peak. Then from August 24 to August 31 at 10:00am CT, they can snag Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is a prequel to the main series Homeworld games. It's a real-time strategy game that includes online multiplayer support, and with it being free on the Epic Games Store, it should be easier than ever to organize multiplayer sessions. Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak has a respectable 79 overall critic score, and so it should make for a solid addition to the Epic Games Store free games lineup come August 24.
Epic Games Store Free Games Right Now
- Black Book (August 17 - August 24)
- Dodo Peak (August 17 - August 24)
- Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak (August 24 - August 31)
As usual, Epic Games Store users will have a week to claim Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, but it will be replaced by the next freebies on August 31. It's anyone's guess as to what the August 31 Epic Games Store free game or games will be, but more information on that front will come next week when Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is made free.
Anyone that has made to sure to claim all the Epic Games Store free games should have a massive collection of PC games readily available to them now, and plenty more are on the way in the future. Not only are the weekly free games expected to continue until at least the end of the year, but it's highly likely the Epic Games Store free mystery game program will come back in December. Official details on the 2023 iteration of that popular event have not been revealed at the time of this writing, however.