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Epic Games' Freebie: January 16th Unveiled

Author : Henry Jan 26,2025

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Escape Academy is the Epic Games Store's free game offering for January 16th, 2025. This escape-room style puzzle game, developed by Coin Crew Games, is the fourth free title offered by EGS in 2025 and boasts the highest OpenCritic score of any EGS freebie so far this year.

Players can claim Escape Academy for free from January 16th to 23rd, 2025, following the availability of Turmoil. This marks the second time Escape Academy has been offered for free on the EGS; however, this time it will be available for a full week, unlike its previous brief appearance as a mystery game on January 1st, 2024. This is particularly convenient for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, as the game is slated to leave the service on January 15th.

The game, originally released in July 2022, challenges players to master escape rooms as students at the titular academy. Its strong critical reception ("Strong" rating on OpenCritic, 80 average score, 88% recommendation rate) is mirrored by overwhelmingly positive player reviews across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms. Escape Academy offers both single-player and well-regarded online/split-screen multiplayer modes, making it a standout co-op puzzle game.

Epic Games Store Free Games - January 2025:

  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance (January 1st)
  • Hell Let Loose (January 2nd-9th)
  • Turmoil (January 9th-16th)
  • Escape Academy (January 16th-23rd)

Following Escape Academy, the fifth free game of 2025 will be announced on January 16th. Players who enjoy Escape Academy can also purchase two DLC packs: "Escape From Anti-Escape Island" and "Escape From the Past," available individually for $9.99 or bundled in a Season Pass for $14.99.

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