You must heard by now that Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) on Epic Games Store is available for free until May 21. Leaks have been widespread since yesterday, but few were positive about them, as you might imagine.
GTA is not a regular collection of games and among them, GTA 5 is only one of the best. In April, several years after its launch, it was the best-selling PS 4 title. And now in May the same might well apply to PC.
Nonetheless, after the enormous flood of users hitting the Epic Games website crashed after the reports verified that GTA 5 is available for free to purchase.
GTA 5 Offer Details:
- Rockstart Games partners with Epic Games.
- Only available for Windows-powered system.
- Last Date to claim this offer is May 21 8.30 PM.
- It comes with a $1,000,000 bonus in GTA Online as part of the Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack.
- You can keep the game forever after placing the order for free.
Download GTA 5 For Free:
Below are the steps to claim a free copy of the legendary GTA 5 from the Epic Games Store for free:
- Register A New Epic Game Account
The first step to download GTA 5 from Epic Store is to create an account for Epic Games. Here you can register for one.
Fill in the information requested and make sure that you check the “Terms of Service” box and Continue.
You can also use Google, Facebook logins for creating an account.
- Go to Account Settings
Once registered, Go to Account settings then select “Password and Security” from the options on the left side of the display and Scroll down to ‘TWO -FACTOR AUTHENTICATION’.
- Enable 2FA Authentication
Epic Games strictly applies the 2FA rule in its Epic games store to prevent creating fraud and multiple accounts.
In order to claim the game, enabling 2FA authentication is mandatory.
You can choose any method out of three to enable 2FA authentication.
- Get GTA 5 From Epics Games Store
After successfully enabling 2FA authentication, place the order for game before May 21 8.30PM.
Visit GTA 5 page on Epics Game Store and click Get.
- Place Order
After clicking Get, tick the Privacy Policy and the Place Order.
- Download Epic Games Launcher
The Epic Games Launcher will allow you to download GTA 5. You have to download the launcher of Epic Games and log into it to download the game. Download Launcher from here.
Another way to download the launcher is to click the small “Get Epic Games” button on the top right corner of the Epic Games website.
- Install and Open Epic Games Launcher
After installing and opening Epic Games Launcher, you will need to sign in to your Epics Games account which you created as per above steps.
After signing in, Click Library then click Install (94GB) in order to download the game.
You can track your installation process or pause the installation in the Downloads tab.
Now, You are all set to Enjoy the Los Santos city in GTA 5.
But before downloading this masterpiece game, ensure that your system meets the minimum requirements to run.
GTA 5 Minimum System Requirements:
- OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB / AMD HD 4870 1GB (DX 10, 10.1, 11)
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
- HDD Space: 65GB
GTA 5 Recommended System Requirements:
- OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1
- Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs)
- Memory: 8GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD7870 2GB
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
- HDD Space: 65GB
Other Requirements:
- Installation and online play requires log-in to Rockstar Games Social Club (13+) network; internet connection required for activation, online play, and periodic entitlement verification; software installations required including Rockstar Games Social Club platform, DirectX, Chromium, and Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 sp1 Redistributable Package, and authentication software that recognizes certain hardware attributes for entitlement, digital rights management, system, and other support purposes
- Single-use serial code registration via internet required; registration is limited to one Rockstar Games Social Club Account (13+) per serial code; only one log-in allowed per Social Club account at any time; serial code(s) are non-transferable once used; Social Club accounts are non-transferrable
- Over time downloadable content and programming changes will change the system requirements for this game
- Some system components such as mobile chipsets, integrated, and AGP graphics cards may be incompatible
- Unlisted specifications may not be supported
