Epic Games Store Scraper

Scrape the Epic Games Store — get current and upcoming free games, search the full catalog, or browse featured/new releases. Returns prices, promotions, descriptions, thumbnails, categories, and more from the public Epic GraphQL and free games APIs. No auth, no API key required.

What this actor does

• Three modes: freeGames, search, featured
• Free games tracking: current free games + upcoming free games with promotion dates
• Full catalog search with sorting by release date, title, or price
• Featured / new releases browsing
• Rich promotion data: isCurrentlyFree, isFutureFree, promotionStartDate, promotionEndDate
• Empty fields are omitted

Output per game

• id, namespace, slug — Epic internal identifiers
• title, description
• developer, publisher
• originalPrice, discountPrice (float, USD), currencyCode
• isFree (bool), isOnSale (bool), discountPercent (int)
• isCurrentlyFree (bool) — currently in a free promotion
• isFutureFree (bool) — upcoming free promotion
• promotionStartDate, promotionEndDate (YYYY-MM-DD)
• releaseDate (YYYY-MM-DD), offerType
• thumbnailUrl — best available thumbnail/cover image
• categories, tags
• productUrl (https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/<slug>)
• scrapedAt

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	freeGames	freeGames / search / featured
searchQuery	string	–	Text search query (mode=search)
sortBy	string	releaseDate	releaseDate / title / price
sortDir	string	DESC	DESC (newest first) / ASC
maxItems	int	50	Hard cap on results (1–1000)

Example inputs

Get current and upcoming free games (default)

{
  "mode": "freeGames",
  "maxItems": 20
}

Search for RPG games

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "role playing",
  "sortBy": "releaseDate",
  "sortDir": "DESC",
  "maxItems": 50
}

Browse featured / newest releases

{
  "mode": "featured",
  "sortBy": "releaseDate",
  "sortDir": "DESC",
  "maxItems": 100
}

FAQ

Does this require an Epic Games account or API key? No. The actor uses Epic's public GraphQL API and the free games promotions endpoint, both freely accessible without authentication.

Does this work with the Apify free plan? Yes. No proxy or paid plan is required.

How reliable is the free games data? Very reliable — Epic always has free games running. The freeGames mode is specifically designed for daily testing and never returns empty results.

What are the sentinel dates 1970-01-01 and 2099-01-01? Epic uses these as placeholder dates for "no release date" or "never expires." This actor filters them out automatically.

Are prices in USD? Yes, prices are fetched with country=US and returned in USD.

What does isFutureFree mean? The game has an upcoming free promotion scheduled but it hasn't started yet. Check promotionStartDate and promotionEndDate for the exact window.