Every week, the Epic Games Store gives away one or more games for free. Once you claim them during the giveaway period, they’re yours to keep forever in your Epic library. It’s one of the easiest ways to grow your collection without spending anything. Many of these games also work on cloud platforms, giving you more ways to play.
The weekly free Epic Games Store games move between automation and tattoo shop management. Nova Lands sends you to a new planet where you build a base, gather resources, explore islands, and automate production with helper bots. Tattoo Tycoon puts you in charge of a tattoo parlour in Tattuga Bay, where you choose designs for customers, manage the shop, and grow the business across different districts. Grab both games free until July 16, 2026, at 11 AM ET.
Below is a closer look at Nova Lands and Tattoo Tycoon. Here is what each game offers before you add them to your Epic library.
Nova Lands Turns A New Planet Into A Factory Playground
Nova Lands is a factory-building game from BEHEMUTT and HypeTrain Digital that mixes base building, island management, and light action. You start on a new planet with simple resources, then turn rocks, wood, and stranger materials into the base that keeps the whole thing moving.
Helper bots turn the factory side into something you can keep expanding. You hand routine jobs to little machines that gather materials and keep production chains going. With those tasks covered, you can build new structures, explore nearby islands, and see what else is hiding across the planet.
Nova Lands still has danger outside the base. Creatures and boss fights can lead to rare materials, and the blaster gives you a direct way through those encounters. You can also offer valuables and avoid some fights, which points Nova Lands toward anyone who wants resource gathering and automation with a bit of adventure around the edges.
Claim Nova Lands for free on the Epic Games Store
Where to Play Nova Lands in the Cloud
Tattoo Tycoon Turns A Tattoo Parlour Into A Business Sim
Tattoo Tycoon is a business sim from CrazyBunch and HandyGames about rebuilding the tattoo scene in Tattuga Bay. You start with the last remaining tattoo shop, then work toward turning it into a bigger business with more customers, better rooms, and a stronger reputation across town.
Customer work drives the day-to-day routine. You talk to customers, learn what they like, avoid designs that won’t fit them, and try to keep them happy during the tattooing process. Around that, the parlour needs the basics, including equipment, seating, snacks, drinks, and enough decoration to turn the shop into a place people want to visit.
Staff, new districts, and more than 100 tattoo designs move the business past the first shop. Tattoo Tycoon is for anyone who wants a lighter management game about customer requests, upgrades, and keeping the parlour moving.
Claim Tattoo Tycoon for free on the Epic Games Store
Where to Play Tattoo Tycoon in the Cloud
Claim Nova Lands and Tattoo Tycoon Free Before July 16, 2026
You have until 11 AM ET on July 16 to claim Nova Lands and Tattoo Tycoon. Once you add them to your Epic library, they’re yours to keep. Even if you don’t plan to play either one right away, grabbing both now keeps them in your collection for later.
Nova Lands and Tattoo Tycoon cover two very different management moods this week. Nova Lands is about gathering resources, building a base, setting up helper bots, and exploring a new planet. Tattoo Tycoon is about running a tattoo parlour, learning what customers want, upgrading your shop, and growing the business across Tattuga Bay.
Echo Generation: Midnight Edition and Luto are scheduled to be free from July 16 to July 23, 2026. We’ll be back with a full breakdown once they go live, including where you can play them in the cloud.
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