Epic Games Free Games

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name: epic-games

description: Fetch current and upcoming free games from Epic Games Store. Use when the user asks about Epic free games, this week's free games, or Epic giveaways.

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# Epic Games Free Games

API

No auth required. GET request:

https://store-site-backend-static.ak.epicgames.com/freeGamesPromotions?locale={locale}&country={country}&allowCountries={country}

Parameters (match user's language/region, default to `zh-CN` / `US`):

Note: Some regions have restricted catalogs. Use `US` for the most complete game list.

Steps

1. Fetch the API using `curl` (the response is large, `web_fetch` may truncate it)

2. Parse `data.Catalog.searchStore.elements` from the JSON response

3. Distinguish current vs upcoming by `promotions` field:

- `promotions.promotionalOffers` has value → **currently free**

- `promotions.upcomingPromotionalOffers` has value → **upcoming free**

4. Each promotion contains `startDate` and `endDate` (UTC ISO 8601)

5. Ignore entries where `offerType` is not `BASE_GAME` (DLCs, add-ons, etc.)

Output Format

Group by "currently free" and "upcoming free", show game title, store link, and claim period (converted to local timezone). Date format: match the user's locale.

Store link: `https://store.epicgames.com/{locale}/p/{pageSlug}` where `pageSlug` is from `offerMappings[0].pageSlug`.