Epic Games Store Fees to Undercut Apple and Google on Mobile
- Paul Thurrott
- Mar 20, 2024
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Epic Games said today that its games store on iPhone and Android will offer developers the same terms as its PC games store, significantly undercutting the 15 to 30 percent fees that Apple and Google both charge.
“We’re coming to iOS and Android!” the Epic Games Store tweeted today. “Same fair terms, available to all developers, on a true multi-platform store – with amazing games for everyone.”
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The Epic Games Store gives 88 percent of all sales to the game maker, with Epic keeping the remaining 12 percent. By comparison, Apple and Google charge a 15 percent fee on revenues up to $1 million and then 30 percent after that.
Epic provided a few more details about its plans in a post tied to the GDC 2024 conference.
“Epic Games Store will become the first ever game-focused, multi-platform store, and will work across Android, iOS, PC, and macOS,” the company noted. “Mobile developers will benefit from the same fair terms on EGS for PC: 88/12 revenue share and the same programs you can leverage to keep 100 percent of revenue using your own payments for in-app purchases, Epic First Run, and Now On Epic. More on this soon!”
Separately, Epic also announced that its Epic Games Launcher for Windows will no longer support Windows 7, 8, or 10 (32-bit) starting in June, apparently in a move to 64-bits. It will continue to support Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11, and macOS 10.13 or higher.