{"id":3541,"date":"2022-06-23T20:52:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T19:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/?p=3541"},"modified":"2022-06-23T20:52:58","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T19:52:58","slug":"how-to-download-and-install-the-epic-games-launcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/23\/how-to-download-and-install-the-epic-games-launcher\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Download and Install the Epic Games Launcher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"3542\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/23\/how-to-download-and-install-the-epic-games-launcher\/how-to-download-and-install-epic-games-client\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-Download-and-Install-Epic-Games-Client.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"How-to-Download-and-Install-Epic-Games-Client\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-Download-and-Install-Epic-Games-Client-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-Download-and-Install-Epic-Games-Client-1024x576.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-Download-and-Install-Epic-Games-Client-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-Download-and-Install-Epic-Games-Client-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-Download-and-Install-Epic-Games-Client-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-Download-and-Install-Epic-Games-Client-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-Download-and-Install-Epic-Games-Client-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-Download-and-Install-Epic-Games-Client.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How to download and install Epic Games Launcher takes you through the process of getting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicgames.com\/site\/en-US\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OFFICIAL Epic Games Launcher<\/a> setup file from the Epic Games website and then guides you through the installation process so that you are ready to sign into your Epic Games account and start the important business of gaming!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We guide you step-by-step through the download and installation process before guiding you through the options on the install and discuss the reasons why you should have an Epic Games account (and the client on your system) even if you&#8217;re a big fan of Steam!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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