Summary
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Epic’s 2026 roadmap adds Steam-like features: written reviews, profiles, avatars.
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Hardware and controller improvements include universal controller support and benchmarking.
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Community and commerce features include third-party forums, patch notes, cross-region giveaways, and publisher coupons.
Steam is one of those weird examples of a service outdoing its competition by simply doing nothing and using its existing conscience. We’ve seen other digital storefronts rise to embrace it, but none have really challenged Steam’s throne. However, the closest to accepting Valve’s offerings is the Epic Games Store.
While fans of Epic Games’ launcher have been enjoying free games for a while now, Steam still has some features that haven’t been in the store for years. Fortunately, the roadmap for the Epic Games Store has surfaced online, and it looks like it’s being updated to include what Steam users take for granted.
The Epic Games Store is getting a roadmap for 2026
This includes written reviews. Yes, indeed
On it Epic Games PC subreddituser ImAnthlon shared some images of a presentation that Epic Games gave to show what they are doing to update the game store. They note that in the second image, there is a new section that says whether the game has controller support. It will also tell you which controllers it plays nice with, such as a PlayStation or Xbox controller. Even “Will my device play it?” section that estimates what your computer can handle and what graphics level it is at.
ImAnthlon also reports the following features coming to the Epic Games Store:
Profiles and Avatars
Written reviews
Universal Controller support
Spec comparison (using hardware and games spec sheet?)
Third Party Communities (forums?)
Third Party Patch Notes
Interregional gift
Publisher-sponsored coupons
If you’re a big fan of Steam, you might be shocked to hear that written reviews are a future feature of Epic Games’ storefront. Of course, users can rate games on the platform, but they can’t tell right now why they rated them as such. Plus, the ability to see patch notes for third-party titles feels like another feature Steam users have used for decades.
