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Epic Games is giving away a popular cyberpunk-inspired triple-A game for free this week

Ghostrunner returns as a free game on the Epic Games Store, but only its base game. (Image source: Epic Games)
Ghostrunner returns as a free game on the Epic Games Store, but only its base game. (Image source: Epic Games)
Epic Games has updated its free game giveaway on its Epic Games Store. From today until April 18, the storefront will offer Ghostrunner for free, having last done so during Christmas 2023. Typically, Ghostrunner sells for $29.99.

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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Alex Alderson, 2024-04-11 (Update: 2024-04-11)