Epic Games Store Free Roguelikes: Free Now and All 57 Since 2018 (Nov 2026)

No roguelike is free on the Epic Games Store right now. This week's free game is Sorry We're Closed, a horror game. Next Thursday brings Flotsam and Idle Champions. Neither one is a roguelike.

Don't leave yet. Epic has given away 57 roguelikes and roguelites since December 2018. That is 52 different games. Another 16 are free all the time, and Epic's Android app has a free game each week. This page lists them all and shows how to catch the next one.

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What is free on Epic right now?

Here is what Epic's Free Games page shows on November 1, 2026:

When	Game	Roguelike?
Now, until Thu Nov 5 at 11 a.m. ET	Sorry We're Closed Survival horror	No
Thu Nov 5 to Nov 12	Flotsam City builder and survival game	No
Thu Nov 5 to Nov 12	Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Idle strategy	No
After Nov 12	Not on Epic's page yet	Unknown

Why this matters:

• The dry spell: Five weekly drops in a row have had no roguelike. Next Thursday would make six.
• It won't last: This summer went the other way. Four roguelike weeks in a row. More on that below.
• What to do now: Claim Sorry We're Closed only if you like horror. Then jump to the free-all-the-time list.

Mix-ups to ignore

• Some search answers list Citizen Sleeper and Calico as free roguelikes. Steam doesn't tag either one that way, and both free windows are over (June 25 and June 4).
• Some answers say a game is free "right now" when the week has ended. Check the date, then check Epic's page.

How often does Epic give away roguelikes? (2026)

Epic doesn't keep a public list of past giveaways. So we rebuilt it from the weekly lists. Then we checked each game's top tags on Steam and marked every week where a roguelike or roguelite was free.

What the grid shows:

• 9 of 44 weeks had a roguelike. That is about 1 Thursday in 5.
• It comes in streaks. Only 1 of the first 21 weeks had one (March 5). Then 8 of the next 23 did.
• The best runs: four weeks in a row from May 28 to June 18, then three in a row from September 10 to 24.
• Since October 1: five drops, zero roguelikes.

What it means for you:

• Don't expect one every week.
• Do expect them to bunch up. A quiet month has not meant they stopped.
• Past streaks don't promise future ones. Epic doesn't announce giveaways far ahead.

The 10 roguelikes Epic gave away in 2026

Each game was free for one week, Thursday to Thursday. If you claimed it, it is yours to keep. Scores and prices come from Steam's US store on November 1, 2026. A deckbuilder is a card game where you build your deck as you play.

Free window (2026)	Game	Steam score	Steam price	On Android?
Mar 5 to 12	Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Top-down shooter roguelite	95%	$14.99	Yes. $3.00 on Google Play
May 28 to Jun 4	LONESTAR Space roguelike deckbuilder	89%	$12.99	Not found
Jun 4 to 11	Rogue Waters Pirate tactics roguelite	75%	$29.99	Not found
Jun 11 to 18	The Ouroboros King Chess roguelike	81%	$9.99	Yes. Free demo, one purchase unlocks all
Jun 18 to 25	ROBOBEAT Rhythm shooter	94%	$19.99	Not found
Jul 30 to Aug 6	OTXO Top-down shooter roguelite	94%	$14.99	Not found
Jul 30 to Aug 6	Sol Cesto Dungeon crawler where luck picks your tile	89%	$13.99	Not found
Sep 10 to 17	Astral Ascent Action platformer roguelike	95%	$24.99	Not found
Sep 17 to 24	Shogun Showdown Turn-based roguelike deckbuilder	97%	$14.99	Yes, but only for Crunchyroll Mega and Ultimate Fan members
Sep 24 to Oct 1	Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles Dice deckbuilding roguelike	94%	$24.99 ($14.99 on sale today)	Yes. $9.99 on Google Play

Not found means we found no exact-title match on Google Play (US). It does not prove there is no Android version.

What stands out:

• The value: All 10 add up to $181.90 at Steam list prices.
• The scores: The ten average about 90% positive on Steam. Shogun Showdown is highest at 97%. Astral Ascent and Turnip Boy Robs a Bank follow at 95%.
• The weakest: Rogue Waters at 75% (Mostly Positive). Fine to try, but it is the one to check first.
• The fast one: Sol Cesto came out on Steam on April 10, 2026. It was free on Epic about 16 weeks later.

Did you already claim these?

1. Open the Epic Games app or launcher and sign in.
2. Go to your Library.
3. Search for each name above.
4. If you see Install or Launch, it is already yours. Play the highest score first.

Every roguelike Epic has given away (Dec 2018 to Oct 2026)

Epic's weekly lists run back to its first giveaway in December 2018. We checked every game on them against Steam's top tags. Here is the count by year.

What the numbers say:

• 57 giveaways, 52 different games. About 1 free game in 12 was a roguelike or roguelite.
• 2026 is the busiest year with 10 by October. 2020 and 2021 had 9 each. 2025 was the quietest with 3.
• Five games came back: Enter the Gungeon, City of Brass, For The King, Loop Hero and Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles were each free twice. So a miss is not always final.
• Late December is a good bet. 11 of the 57 landed between December 17 and 31. December 2024 alone had four in 12 days.

Open a year to see the games. The 2026 list is in the table above.

2025: 3 giveaways

• Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel (Dec 18)
• ScourgeBringer (Nov 13 to 20)
• Backpack Hero (Jul 3 to 10)

2024: 8 giveaways

• [REDACTED] (Dec 30) (that is the real title)
• Wizard of Legend (Dec 22)
• Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles (Dec 20) (again in 2026)
• Vampire Survivors (Dec 19)
• Brotato (Nov 28 to Dec 5)
• The Last Stand: Aftermath (Sep 19 to 26)
• Lost Castle (Feb 8 to 15)
• 20 Minutes Till Dawn (Jan 2)

2023: 5 giveaways

• Cursed to Golf (Dec 27)
• Loop Hero (Aug 3 to 10) (second time)
• Tunche (Mar 30 to Apr 6)
• Duskers (Feb 23 to Mar 2)
• Hell is Others (Jan 26 to Feb 2)

2022: 8 giveaways

• ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove! (Oct 13 to 20)
• Rising Hell (Oct 6 to 13)
• Ring of Pain (Aug 25 to Sep 1)
• Iratus: Lord of the Dead (Jun 30 to Jul 7)
• Insurmountable (Apr 14 to 21)
• Rogue Legacy (Apr 7 to 14)
• City of Brass (Mar 31 to Apr 7) (second time)
• Gods Will Fall (Jan 6 to 13)

2021: 9 giveaways

• Loop Hero (Dec 20)
• Neon Abyss (Dec 17)
• Guild of Dungeoneering (Nov 18 to 25)
• Void Bastards (Aug 19 to 26)
• Mothergunship (Jul 29 to Aug 5)
• Hell is Other Demons (Jun 17 to 24)
• Hand of Fate 2 (Apr 22 to 29)
• For The King (Feb 4 to 11) (second time)
• Crying Suns (Jan 7 to 14)

2020: 9 giveaways

• Solitairica (Dec 29)
• Darkest Dungeon (Dec 25)
• God's Trigger (Aug 20 to 27)
• Enter the Gungeon (Aug 20 to 27) (second time)
• 20XX (Jul 30 to Aug 6)
• Barony (Jul 30 to Aug 6)
• For The King (Apr 23 to 30)
• GoNNER (Mar 5 to 12)
• Sundered: Eldritch Edition (Jan 9 to 16)

2019: 5 giveaways

• FTL: Faster Than Light (Dec 26 to 27)
• Nuclear Throne (Nov 7 to 14)
• Moonlighter (Jul 25 to Aug 2)
• Enter the Gungeon (Jun 13 to 20)
• City of Brass (May 30 to Jun 6)

Not counted: Steam gives only light roguelite tags (sixth place or lower) to Into the Breach, Kingdom: New Lands, Bad North, Pathway, Tharsis, Ironcast, Godlike Burger and Black Book. Death's Gambit: Afterlife has no roguelike tag in its top eight.

Was it ever free on Epic? 12 that were, and 6 that never were

These are the roguelikes people ask about most. The first table is every one that was free on Epic for PC.

Game	When it was free on Epic (PC)
Enter the Gungeon	Twice: Jun 13 to 20, 2019 and Aug 20 to 27, 2020
Nuclear Throne	Nov 7 to 14, 2019
FTL: Faster Than Light	Dec 26 to 27, 2019
Darkest Dungeon	Dec 25, 2020
Loop Hero	Twice: Dec 20, 2021 and Aug 3 to 10, 2023
Rogue Legacy	Apr 7 to 14, 2022
Brotato	Nov 28 to Dec 5, 2024
Vampire Survivors	Dec 19, 2024
Wizard of Legend	Dec 22, 2024
Backpack Hero	Jul 3 to 10, 2025
Astral Ascent	Sep 10 to 17, 2026
Shogun Showdown	Sep 17 to 24, 2026

Not in any weekly list we checked: Hades, Hades II, Slay the Spire, Risk of Rain 2, The Binding of Isaac and Balatro. Dead Cells is not in the PC lists either, but it was free on Epic's Android store in December 2025.

Not in the lists is not a promise. Epic can still run a game later, and a list can miss a one-day or regional deal.

Roguelikes that are free all the time

Giveaways end. Free-to-play games don't. Here is how to list them yourself:

1. Open Epic's Browse page with Free and Rogue-Lite already on.
2. Or open Browse, tick Price: Free, then Genre: Rogue-Lite.
3. Sort by New Release to see the newest first.

Epic has no "Roguelike" tag. It only has Rogue-Lite, and it is loose. On November 1, 2026, the filter showed 16 games. We read each one's Epic page. Here is how they split.

8 that call themselves roguelikes

• Terminull Brigade: an action roguelike with different "Rogueteers" and builds. Free to play. Also on Steam.
• Morimens: a roguelite card game with a Cthulhu theme. Free to play. Also on Steam.
• Ivorfall: a steampunk twin-stick shooter roguelike. Also free on Steam.
• Shrimp.io: a "shrimp-based bullet heaven." Pick one of three upgrades each level. Also free on Steam.
• Nerth Downfall: a roguelike deck builder with auto-battle fights.
• Wanderers: a sci-fi rogue-lite with cards and deck building.
• Apeiron: a roguelite mixed with a god game.
• Eternal League: a fast roguelike RPG that scores your progress by session.

4 are crypto or NFT games

• Suuuiplash: a roguelike built on the Sui blockchain, with NFT characters.
• Etherscape: a rogue-lite RPG where items can be owned and traded as NFTs.
• Gem Fighter: a retro space shooter with crypto rewards.
• The Machines Arena: a hero shooter on the Ronin network with digital collectibles.

Free to download is not the same as free of wallets. Read the page before you install.

4 are not roguelikes by their own pages

• Möbius Fish: an endless runner with tower defense.
• Masks of the Void: Infinity: endless wave survival.
• Carpool: Attack of the Disco Mob: driving and blasting.
• Hailot: a "random card defense" game.

We have not played any of these 16. Treat the first group as a shortlist, not a recommendation.

Check one in 5 minutes

1. Read the first line of the Epic page. Does it say roguelike, roguelite, deck builder, or "every run"?
2. Search the name on Steam. A score of 80% or more is a good sign. No Steam page at all means be careful.
3. Scan for crypto words. Skip anything with NFT, token, or wallet in the pitch, unless you want that.
4. Play 20 minutes. Uninstall it if it isn't fun.

Want to try before you buy a paid roguelike? Epic's Free Games page also has a Top Demos row.

Epic's free roguelikes on Android

This part is for phone players. Epic says its app is available around the world on Android. A new free game lands there every Thursday, just like on PC.

Roguelikes that were free on Epic's mobile store

• Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee: one of the first mobile giveaways, free until February 20, 2025. Now $7.49 on Google Play, 4.24 stars from 3,343 ratings.
• Loop Hero: free until May 1, 2025. On Google Play today it is free to install, with in-app purchases. 4.7 stars from 28,782 ratings.
• ScourgeBringer: free November 13 to 20, 2025. A fast roguelite platformer. Now $6.99 on Google Play, 4.82 stars from 11,766 ratings.
• Dead Cells: free December 11 to 18, 2025. Now $8.49 on Google Play, 4.8 stars from 135,916 ratings. Optional extras cost $0.49 to $7.99.

These are the four we could confirm. Prices and ratings are from Google Play (US) on November 1, 2026.

2026 giveaways you can also get on Android

• Turnip Boy Robs a Bank: $3.00 on Google Play. 4.67 stars from 870 ratings. It costs $14.99 on Steam.
• Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles: $9.99. 3.81 stars from 293 ratings. That is lower than its 94% on Steam, so read the reviews.
• Ouroboros King Chess Roguelike: the Android name for The Ouroboros King. The free demo has 1 of 3 acts. One purchase unlocks the rest. 3.73 stars from 481 ratings.
• Crunchyroll: Shogun Showdown: only for Crunchyroll Mega and Ultimate Fan members. 1.89 stars from 352 ratings.

How to claim a free game on Android

1. On your phone, open epicgames.com. Tap Install in the top right, then Install on Android.
2. A security prompt appears, because the app comes from Epic's site and not Google Play. Open Settings, allow the install, then tap Install.
3. Open the app and sign in to your Epic account.
4. Find this week's free game in the app.
5. Tap Install. The game is claimed the moment the install starts.
6. Want it for later? Stop the install by tapping the square. The game stays on your account.

Epic's own steps: install the app and redeem a free game. Use Epic's site for the app. Don't grab an "Epic APK" from a random page.

No phone games on the brain? Our guides to offline Android games and free mobile games pick up where this leaves off.

A 60-second Thursday routine

Epic changes its PC free games every Thursday at 11 a.m. Eastern. That is 8 a.m. Pacific. Here is the routine that catches the next roguelike:

1. Set a Thursday alarm for 11 a.m. Eastern. The Free Games page shows the new game right then.
2. Read the one-line pitch. Look for roguelike, roguelite, deck builder, or "every run is different."
3. Open the Steam page. Check the tags and the score. The ten from 2026 averaged about 90%.
4. Claim it if you might play it. The window is one week. After that, the game goes back to full price.
5. Play 20 minutes before you decide. A free game still costs your time.

In late December, check every day. Epic ran daily free games in December 2024 and December 2025, and roguelikes were part of both.

Roguelike or roguelite? The 30-second version

• Roguelike: turns, a grid, and new levels every run. If you die, you start from zero. Read the Berlin Interpretation for the strict rules.
• Roguelite: like a roguelike, but you keep some upgrades after you die. Dead Cells is the famous one.
• Epic's tag: one label, Rogue-Lite, for both. So this page counts both.

Want the full split? See our best roguelike games and best roguelite games guides.

How we checked this page

We didn't play every game here. Here is what we did check, all on November 1, 2026:

• This week and next: Epic's Free Games page and Epic's own promotions feed.
• The history: weekly lists of every Epic PC giveaway from December 2018 to October 2026, about 680 games. A game counts as a roguelike when Steam lists Roguelike, Roguelite, Roguelike Deckbuilder or Action Roguelike among its top five tags. We matched titles to Steam by name and read the tags from each store page.
• Second sources: we confirmed all nine roguelike weeks of 2026, the December 2024 holiday games, and the 2019 to 2022 dates for Enter the Gungeon, City of Brass, Nuclear Throne and Rogue Legacy.
• Borderline games: card adventures such as Foretales, Echo Generation 2 and TerraScape did not count, because Steam doesn't tag them as roguelikes. A stricter or looser rule would move the totals a little.
• Scores and prices: Steam's US store pages. Some pages show English reviews only, so treat the scores as close, not exact.
• Android: Google Play (US) searched by exact title, plus Epic's help pages.
• Free all the time: Epic's Browse page with Free and Rogue-Lite on, then each game's Epic page. Epic's catalog can differ by country.

Prices and scores move. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Bottom line

No free roguelike this week. That is normal. It was true for 35 of the 44 weeks so far in 2026.

Do this next:

1. Set a Thursday alarm for 11 a.m. Eastern.
2. Check your Library. You may own some of the 57 already.
3. Open the Free + Rogue-Lite list and try one of the 8 tonight.
4. On Android? Install Epic's app from epicgames.com and claim Thursday's game.
5. Want a paid pick? Start with our roguelite or roguelike guide.