The Epic Games Store is now live and it has its first few games on offer. Fortnite is obviously one of them and this will serve as the official portal for that title now, but the Early Access of SuperGiant Games' Hades is available too, alongside Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek, and Ashen. Just as exciting though, are the look at new games that will debut on PC through the Epic Games Store for the first time.
For years, the PC gaming industry has been dominated by Steam. Second-tier digital games stores like GoG, Fanatical, Humble Bundle, and Green Man Gaming have proved successful, but far from the magnitude that is Steam. Epic's Game Store though, has the potential to rival Steam itself. With more than 100 million Fortnite players around the world, Epic could push them all through its new portal, suddenly offering a game playing audience that is almost as large as Steam's entire user base.
That's important, because Epic is also looking to attract developers with a more favorable revenue share model. It's offering developers 88 percent of their game sales, while Steam only gives over 70 percent. Unreal Engine developers can also sell on Epic's store without paying a license percentage for the engine too.
That model already seems to be paying off, as ThatGameCompany is bringing Journey to the PC for the first time through the Epic Game Store. Other confirmed titles include ManEater, Super Meat Boy Forever, Rebel Galaxy Outlaw, Outer Wilds and more. Subnautica is free for the next two weeks too, if you want to try your hand at crafting underneath alien seas.
The games seem reasonably priced and the store is intuitive and attractive. A heavily curated marketplace with a even spread of AA and indie titles might be a nice change of pace from Steam's bloated content library.
What do you think of Epic's new store?