Disco Elysium blir dagens gratis Epic Games Store-utgivelse

Disco Elysium Epic Games Store availability headlines today’s holiday giveaway, with the acclaimed role-playing game free to claim until 11 a.m. EST on Dec. 26. The offer includes Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, the expanded 2021 edition of ZA/UM Studio’s debut RPG. Once claimed, the game remains permanently in the user’s Epic Games Store library.

Originally released in 2019, Disco Elysium centers on a detective suffering from severe alcohol- and drug-induced amnesia, tasked with solving a murder in the decaying city of Revachol. Progress unfolds almost entirely through dialogue, internal monologues, and player choice rather than combat. The game replaces traditional skill checks with psychological traits that actively speak to the player, shaping decisions, failures, and unexpected outcomes.

ZA/UM described the project as an attempt at “the most faithful representation of desktop role-playing ever attempted in video games,” emphasizing player agency over scripted paths. The Final Cut edition expanded the original release with additional quests, new locations, added characters, and full voice acting across the entire script. These updates reframed the experience without altering its core systems or tone.

Polygon ranked Disco Elysium at No. 24 on its list of the best games of 2019 and praised its design for allowing failure to function as progress rather than punishment. The publication highlighted how the game’s systems reinforce role-play instead of blocking it.

“What makes Disco Elysium so unique mechanically is its ludicrously detailed character creation and leveling system, and the amount of control it gives you over how you play your character while leaving plenty of room for surprises coming from the game itself. I never feel like my lack of certain skills hinders my ability to progress; it simply pushes me toward more interesting solutions. When I play Disco Elysium, it plays back.”— Polygon

The free release arrives as part of Epic’s annual holiday mystery promotion. Unlike standard weekly giveaways, Epic conceals each title behind a wrapped present graphic until it unlocks. Each game is available for only 24 hours before rotating out at 11 a.m. EST, when the next title is revealed.

Throughout December 2025, Epic has offered a steady run of high-profile releases, including The Callisto Protocol, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Paradise Killer, and Sifu. In previous holiday seasons, the storefront distributed more than a dozen games over a two-week span, establishing the promotion as one of the platform’s most consistent traffic drivers.

Claiming Disco Elysium on the Epic Games Store requires only an Epic account and a manual claim during the free window. No subscription or additional purchase is required. The next mystery title will replace it immediately after the offer expires.