Epic Games is giving away a popular cyberpunk-inspired triple-A game for free this week
Epic Games has refreshed its free game of the week, having offered The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition and Thief between April 4 and earlier today. This time, the storefront has returned to giving away a single game, which will be free to download until 15:59 on April 18.
Specifically, Ghostrunner can be picked up via the Epic Games Store without handing over any money. Please note that the giveaway only applies to the title's base game, which typically sells for $29.99 in the US. By contrast, Ghostrunner: Complete Edition includes the Project _Hel expansion pack plus Neon, Winter, Halloween, and Metal OX cosmetic packs.
Additionally, you will need an Epic Games account to obtain Ghostrunner for free. Moreover, the game can only be run on Windows and not natively on other operating systems like macOS or Linux. For reference, the PC version of Ghostrunner averages 81/100 on Metacritic, which is the game's highest rating of any platform on which it is available. The minimum and recommended system requirements for running Ghostrunner on PC are as follows:
Minimum | Recommended | |
---|---|---|
OS version | Windows 7 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
CPU | AMD A8-5600k/Intel Core i3-2100 | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X/Intel Core i7-6700K |
GPU | AMD Radeon HD 6570/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 630 | AMD Radeon RX 5700/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 |
GPU VRAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
Storage | 22 GB | 22 GB |
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