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Deal | 85% of critics recommend: Open-world detective now free on Epic Games for a very limited time

Epic Games' latest giveaway will last for just 24 hours, logo pictured (Image source: Epic Games Store)
Epic Games' latest giveaway will last for just 24 hours, logo pictured (Image source: Epic Games Store)
Epic Games is continuing with its 24-hour game giveaways to celebrate the holiday season. Now, the storefront has pivoted to a popular open-world detective title that 85% of critics recommend and maintains a Very Positive rating on Steam. Paradise Killer will remain free to claim globally until December 23.

The Epic Games Store has now finished up its giveaway of Sorry We're Closed, an acclaimed survival title lauded for its arcade-style gameplay. Now, the storefront has pivoted to an open-world detective game that typically sells for $19.99 in the US.

Specifically, Epic Games has decided to give away Paradise Killer, which maintains a Very Positive rating on Steam. Meanwhile, the game also achieves 81/100 averages on OpenCritic and Metacritic with an 85% critics recommendation on the former aggregator. A single-player experience, Paradise Killer is said to offer partial Xbox controller support for controllers like the 8BitDo Ultimate 2 (curr. $59.99 on Amazon).

System requirements are on the lower side too, with 16 GB of RAM, a 3 GHz quad-core processor and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or equivalent GPU suggested as a recommended example system. For transparency's sake, Paradise Killer will remain on sale for $4.99 on Steam until January 5. Nonetheless, the game will be available to claim for free on the Epic Games Store until December 23 at 16:00 UTC. Please see the latter's store listing for more details.

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Alex Alderson, 2025-12-22 (Update: 2025-12-22)