Key Takeaways
- Epic Games Store servers are currently down, causing issues for users trying to access the platform.
- Users are unable to log in, rendering the storefront useless for buying, downloading games, or claiming free games.
- The current free game, Brotato, may be difficult to claim due to server issues.
The Epic Games Store is down right now, keeping users from accessing its servers. The Epic Games Store is one of PC gaming’s biggest digital storefronts. While it may not attract quite the same number of users as Valve’s Steam, the Epic Games Store is still hugely popular, home to games like Fortnite and other EGS exclusives.
Epic Games Store users typically have no problem accessing the store and everything it has to offer. It’s rare that the Epic Games Store servers go down, but that seems to be exactly what’s happening right now, on Wednesday, December 4.
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Thousands of PC gamers have taken to Down Detector to report issues accessing the Epic Games Store. Specifically, users are unable to log in to the servers. While the storefront itself remains visible, being unable to log in renders it effectively useless for anyone hoping to buy a game, download a game they already own, or claim the current Epic Games Store free game.
Is the Epic Games Store Down Right Now?
The current Epic Games Store free game is the popular Brotato, which added co-op support in a recent update. Epic Games Store users are running out of time to claim Brotato for their digital libraries, and the servers being down makes claiming the free game that much harder. Hopefully the problems with the Epic Games Store are resolved before Brotato is cycled out of the free games lineup so anyone interested can secure the game for their collection.
The Epic Games Store free games lineup rotates every Thursday at 10:00am CT. Brotato will be replaced by Bus Simulator 21: Next Stop and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. The problems with the Epic Games Store should be ironed out by then. We will update this article as soon as services are fully restored.
Epic Games Store
A digital video game storefront for Windows PC and macOS created and operated by Epic Games. Originally launched in December 2018, Epic Games Store is both a website as well as a standalone launcher.
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