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How to Download PC Games

2.1.2024

By Chris Afeing

PC games always used to come on discs. Plastic squares or shiny discs that used to pile up on desks, get scratched, or be left in the wrong place, and your game would be useless. You’d buy the game in a box, take it home, and slot it into your PC’s disc drive to install it and play the game. You’d also need to keep the disc, as almost all games required the physical disc to be in the PC when playing the game. Though games still come on discs, the convenience of digital distribution is making them more and more obsolete. In fact, internet connections are so fast and stable that you can buy a PC game without support for physical media. No drives at all! Digital distribution means you can download PC games and never worry about your purchase being ruined by sticky fingers or scratches. Here are the steps for downloading games.
 

1. Install a Games Launcher

You need to find a reputable store from which to buy games. Luckily for you, we have one. The Epic Games Store is a digital distribution platform that allows you to download games to your PC via the Epic Games Launcher.
The launcher is a program that you run from your desktop to access everything. It’s a lot of things in one. This is the store from which you’ll purchase and download your games. You can access your library and install and remove games right from this program. It’s also a way to connect with friends, via a friends list, to let you play games together. First, install the Epic Games Launcher. In order to be able to download games, you’ll need to create an account. The launcher will prompt you to sign up via a number of sources.
 

2. Create an Account

You can create an Epic Games account or use your Google, Facebook, and console accounts to sign up.

3. Select a Game to Download in the Store

With an active account and the launcher installed, you can now download games for your PC from Epic Games Store. You can buy a game from the store or add one of our many free titles to your account.
 

4. Install the Game From Your Library

This is as simple as selecting the game and letting the launcher download it. It’s no more complicated than installing any other program on your computer or phone. In fact, it’s never been easier. The launcher has your store, game library, and all the tools you need to play all in one place. When you own a game, it will be listed in the library section of the launcher. From there, selecting a game from your owned list allows you to download and install it. You can download the game as many times as you like, and the launcher will keep the game up-to-date. Should you want to free up space on your hard drive, you can uninstall a game from the library section to make room for the next installed game. The deleted game will still be in your account, and you can redownload it and reinstall it at any point in the future, with no restrictions.
 

5. Get playing your downloaded games!

Get gaming! The Epic Game Store has hundreds of computer game titles from which to pick. Far Cry 6 is a vast, open-world shooter that also lets you pet the dog. Sifu is an action-adventure game inspired by classic martial arts movies. We even give away free games every week, that you can keep forever. There’s no better time to start your gaming adventure than right now.