The Epic Games Store site has been updated with a retrospective look back at 2020 and all we can say is that it was EPIC. The company scored big with players as they were locked away during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to sheer volume, EGS also revealed the platform’s most popular games, most of which, by the way, will come as no surprise.
Without further ado, here are a few of the more astonishing stats:
- 160,000,000 PC users with 56M+ monthly active users in December
- $700M revenue generated by players purchasing things from EGS
- 103 free games were offered valued at $2,407. 749M players laid claim to them.
The most popular games include:
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Satisfactory
- Fortnite
- Snow Runner
- Godfall
- Borderlands 3
- Rocket League
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
- Grand Theft Auto 5
- Rogue Company
Over the course of the past year, the EGS team has been hard at work to add new features including:
- Open Critic Reviews
- Self-Service Refunds
- 19 new Currencies
- Direct Carrier Billing in numerous countries
- Offline Sign-In
- Launcher performance improvements (Big help for Mac)
- Improved browsing for Add-On content
- Early Access Messaging
- Price-Based Filters
The team also has big plans for 2021:
- Wishlist Improvements
- Social Overhaul
- Achievements
- Player Profiles
- Emoticons
Check out the Epic Games Store news page to see all of the details.
