Epic Games Store will now reward you 5% back on game purchases

Epic Games Store purchases will earn gamers new Epic Rewards of 5%. The rewards are available to all Epic Games Store users (except those with parental controls that block purchases). These can then be used for discounts on subsequent purchases. It’s similar to how Nintendo’s eShop on the Switch doles out golden coins for game purchases.

If you purchase a game or app (or a virtual currency), it is important to keep track of the purchases.Fortnite’s V-Bucks, for instance), a reward worth 5% of the total cost will be deposited into your Rewards Balance after two weeks (two weeks marks the end of the platform’s return policy). Epic states that rewards are also available for certain subscriptions. You can spend the rewards right away or you can bank them and use them in up to 25 month. The rewards are stackable with coupons and discounts.

This news comes alongside the launch of the Epic Games Store mega sale, which in addition to marking down the cost on many titles, marks the return of the “Epic Coupon” that will automatically give you 25% off on an eligible game that costs over $14.99. A full list of eligible titles wasn’t shared, but Epic name-drops the likes of The Last of UsPart 1, “You can also find out more about the following: Hogwarts LegacyAs being two will activate the coupon. The offer will last until the 15th of June.Death Stranding is the first that’s launching today).