Epic Games Store’s holiday mystery giveaways are moving fast, and the fourth free game is already live right now—but it won’t be around for long. As soon as this current giveaway expires, Epic will lift the curtain on the fifth mystery free game, continuing its limited-time streak of 17 free titles planned for the season.
With no clear teaser from Epic, speculation has taken over. One of the biggest predictions floating around is that the next free game could be Detroit: Become Human. Supporters of this theory point to an interesting detail: while Detroit: Become Human is currently discounted on other PC storefronts (often dropping as low as $9.99 during sales), it isn’t being discounted on Epic Games Store at the moment. To some fans, that absence looks less like an oversight and more like a sign it could be held back for a surprise giveaway instead of being bundled into standard holiday sale pricing.
That said, there’s a major reason people are skeptical. Detroit: Become Human was included in a recently circulated “leaked” list of upcoming Epic mystery games—yet that list has widely been dismissed as fake after details didn’t line up with reality. Because of that, plenty of players now believe Epic may be saving any additional major AAA giveaways for later in the event, rather than dropping them in the middle of the schedule.
Another common theory builds on how Epic has handled past holiday promotions. Some Reddit users argue the fifth mystery game may be a repeat title—a game Epic has given away before. That idea isn’t coming out of nowhere, either: from 2020 through 2023, the fifth free game in the holiday lineup was reportedly a repeat each year, which fuels the expectation that Epic could follow a similar pattern again.
Where does that leave things? If the current chatter is right, the lineup may continue with smaller indie or mid-tier AA games in the short term, with only a handful of big-budget standouts during the full event. Some fans believe the first mystery game, Hogwarts Legacy, could end up being one of the only major AAA giveaways until the final stretch.
No matter which prediction ends up being correct, the wait to find out is short. The fifth Epic Games Store mystery free game is scheduled to be revealed on December 21, 2025 at 16:00 UTC—just hours away.
