Epic Games Store Free Game for January 23 Revealed

The Epic Games Store free game for January 23 is Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery. Epic Games Store users have been treated to a variety of free games in 2025 already. The year started off with the tail-end of the latest Epic Games Store free mystery game promotion, giving users the chance to claim Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Hell Let Loose for their digital libraries.

After Hell Let Loose, the Epic Games Store got back to business as usual for its free game giveaways, shifting back to a weekly format where the new freebies are announced a week in advance. Turmoil followed Hell Let Loose in the Epic Games Store free games lineup, and it has now been replaced by Escape Academy. An escape room co-op game, Escape Academy is free to claim from now until next Thursday, January 23 at 10am PST, at which point it will be replaced by Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery.

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Next week’s Epic Games Store free game, Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery may appeal to EGS users who enjoy Escape Academy. A relaxing puzzle game about an aspiring artist, Behind the Frame has an art style inspired by Studio Ghibli movies and features a cozy atmosphere. The game was first released in 2021 and earned mostly positive reviews from critics, while also earning an “Overwhelmingly Positive” overall rating from Steam users. While it may not be a genre that everyone is interested in, Behind the Frame‘s reputation speaks for itself, and so Epic Games Store users should be sure to claim it while it’s free on the platform from January 23 to January 30.

Epic Games Store Free Games for January 2025

• Escape Academy (January 16 – January 23)
• Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery (January 23 – January 30)

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery will be free on the Epic Games Store for one week, and then it will be replaced by whatever the next freebie is. When it comes to the Epic Games Store free games, it’s hard to predict what the free game will be from one week to the next. Generally speaking, most of the Epic Games Store free games are lower-profile indie releases, but there are times when big budget blockbusters are thrown in the mix, plus the store has been known to run reruns occasionally as well. Considering this, Behind the Frame‘s replacement could be just about anything.

Epic Games Store users anxious for the return of the free mystery game promotion should note that it will likely come back at some point this May or June to help promote the 2025 version of the annual Epic Mega Sale. Official plans to that effect have not been officially announced at the time of this writing, however

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