It looks like the Epic Games Store’s next free game will be a big one–according to a deleted tweet from Epic, Grand Theft Auto V is the next free game that’ll be available to claim starting at 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET today (May 14). As always, Epic Store users will have one week to claim the game, with a new freebie replacing it next Thursday. Plus, you still have about an hour to claim this week’s free game, Death Coming.
To claim any Epic free games, all you need is a free Epic Games Store account to add the game to. Once you add the game to your cart and “purchase” it for zero dollars, it’ll be in your library forever, ready to download at your leisure.
Grand Theft Auto V is only the latest in a long list of free games Epic has given out since the program started in December 2018, with previous giveaways included other acclaimed titles like What Remains of Edith Finch, The Witness, Batman: Arkham Collection, Celeste, and more. You can check out our updated list of all of Epic’s past free games for a quick look at what’s been free in the past.
Grand Theft Auto V earned a “superb” 9/10 in GameSpot’s GTA V review, which has been updated for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One versions. Critic Mark Walton praised its stunning visuals, excellent first-person mode, and fantastic writing and voice acting.
“The fact that I’m even thinking about this at all in a video game that’s as popular and as, well, mainstream as GTA V is a testament to its quality,” he wrote. “Over a year later, GTA V remains one of the most consistently entertaining video games I’ve ever played. Even without the spectacular new visuals, first-person mode, the epic new rail gun, the new murder mystery missions for Michael, the new, even furrier animals, remote play support on PS4, a mountain of new songs on the radio (including my personal favourite, I Want It That Way by the Backstreet Boys on the pop station), and the return of vehicles like the classic Dodo seaplane, GTA V would be still be worth playing.”
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