Free-to-use digital marketplace
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Epic Games Launcher is a free game marketplace available for Mac OS X 10.9.0. Epic Games is challenging its competitors, Steam and GOG Galaxy, for its dominance in the gaming marketplace. The app has even taken on Google and Apple due to the high fees developers are charged to sell software on their platforms.
Epic Games Store is a free-to-use digital marketplace that lets you buy multiplayer video games and chat with other players. It’s a platform for developers to distribute their products and a simple store for players to discover new and exciting releases, all in one place. Epic Games Launcher is essentially a digital game store that you can download directly to your computer.
Epic Games Store features
The simple sign-up process lets you create your account and choose a display name. You can share this name with your friends to see each other on the platform and play multiplayer games together online. You can use the app for free — there’s no subscription fee and you only have to pay when you buy games from the store.
A significant advantage of the Epic Games Store is game exclusivity. Epic Games aims to get exclusive rights from developers for their upcoming releases. For example, they did this with Borderlands 3 for PC. The platform also gives access to Unreal Engine, a 3D creation tool for developers.
How to pay for games
Players can buy from the store paying in 29 different currencies. It has payment options like 3Pay, Amazon Pay, Google Pay and more. There’s a complete list of the supported currencies and payment methods on the Epic Games website.
Players can also use codes they’ve purchased from third-party developers. Currently, players can’t send their friends games as gifts. The only way to do so is by sharing their username and password, which is against Epic Games’ policy. Players can also try new release games for free during limited-time promotions.
Benefits players and developers
The Epic store offers financial opportunities for developers by paying them higher proceeds on their sales. It’s an all-in-one marketplace where players can discover and buy thrilling releases, often not available in other gaming stores. Additionally, the store even gives out free games for players to keep as part of their weekly promotions. It’s a great platform for gamers and developers alike.
