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GTA 5 is FREE to download and keep forever right now – but only for a limited time

HIT game Grand Theft Auto 5 is completely free to download and keep this week.

Fortnite's creators are offering it through their virtual game store right now.

Grand Theft Auto 5 is now seven years old
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Grand Theft Auto 5 is now seven years oldCredit: Rockstar Games

The Epic Games Store sells loads of games online – including Rockstar titles, like Red Dead Redemption 2.

But Grand Theft Auto games have been missing from its roster, until now.

That's all changed as the Epic Games Store has begun offering free downloads on Grand Theft Auto 5.

You don't have to pay a penny to download the hit game here.

Rockstar is keen to get more gamers playing GTA Online
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Rockstar is keen to get more gamers playing GTA OnlineCredit: Rockstar Games

The deal runs from May 14 right through to May 21.

Importantly, it's the PC version of the game – not the Xbox or PS4 variants.

It's not unprecedented: Epic Games regularly offers premium games as free downloads.

And this is a savvy move for Rockstar, as the GTA 5 Premium Edition includes GTA Online.

That's the online multiplayer version of the game, which includes micro-transactions – a valuable money-spinner for Rockstar.

Giving GTA 5 away to people who still haven't bought the years-old game could be a clever way to get more gamers spending inside GTA Online.

Grand Theft Auto games – a timeline

Here's the full list...

Main series:

  • 1997 – Grand Theft Auto
  • 1999 – Grand Theft Auto 2
  • 2001 – Grand Theft Auto 3
  • 2002 – Grand Theft Auto Vice City
  • 2004 – Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
  • 2008 – Grand Theft Auto 4
  • 2013 – Grand Theft Auto 5

Expansion packs:

  • 1999 – Grand Theft Auto London 1969
  • 1999 – Grand Theft Auto London 1961
  • 2009 – Grand Theft Auto 4 The Lost and Damned
  • 2009 – Grand Theft Auto The Ballad of Gay Tony

Handheld games:

  • 2004 – Grand Theft Auto Advance
  • 2005 – Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
  • 2006 – Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories
  • 2009 – Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars

GTA 5 receives regular updates with brand new content
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GTA 5 receives regular updates with brand new contentCredit: Rockstar Games

Grand Theft Auto 5 came out in 2013, and was the first main entry in the franchise since 2008's GTA 4.

It's set in the fictional state of San Andreas – which is inspired by Southern California.

The story follows three criminals who conduct heists against a backdrop of organised crime and corrupt government agents.

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