The latest freebie via the Epic Games Store has been confirmed Now that the Steam rival is offering one of the best RPGs of all time for free, you'll want to clear your calendar and spend some time in the Mojave Wasteland

Through June 1, you can claim your free copy of Fallout: New Vegas: Ultimate Edition (PC version) for free at Epic Game Stores This is a special offer that can't be beat for a Memorial Day game sale You can get the full version of a role-playing masterpiece without spending a penny

This Fallout free sale is part of the Epic Mega Sale event, which runs through June 15 A new free game is offered every week, and prior to Fallout: New Vegas, the digital storefront gave away the polarizing sci-fi adventure Death Stranding [Released in 2010 and building on the foundation laid by "Fallout 3" two years earlier, "Fallout: New Vegas" is an open-world RPG that takes you on a mission to find a would-be murderer in the Mojave Desert after a failed delivery and being left behind He is cast as a courier

The game is a true role-playing game, with some pretty phenomenal freedom in how you tackle the game's main quest You can choose which characters and factions to ally with, and these decisions have a tangible impact on the game's story In addition, most quests can be completed in a variety of ways You can use your silver tongue to get out of trouble, or you can use your weapons and perks to wreak havoc

Fallout's trademark satirical humor is still present, and you may be surprised by the hilarity of New Vegas' electrified inhabitants And while the core shooting gameplay is a bit rough around the edges, Fallout's trademark VAT system is back, with the ability to auto-target enemies, making gunfights much smoother

Epic Games is also distributing an Ultimate Edition of the game, a much larger package than the base game alone This version comes with four major expansions: Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road Some Fallout fans consider these DLC chapters to be superior to the core game and are absolutely essential to the complete New Vegas experience

Of course, being nearly 13 years old, there are some irritating design quirks that need to be tolerated Also, "Fallout: New Vegas" was never a great-looking game, even back in 2010 The visuals have not improved with the passage of time But it is easy to put these almost trivial issues aside when the core RPG mechanics remain the strongest in the entire genre

"Fallout: New Vegas" is considered by many fans to be the best game in the franchise In fact, players continue to this day to beg developer Obsidian Entertainment to make a sequel If you haven't yet experienced the joys of Fallout: New Vegas (or if you're itching to get back to the Wasteland), now that it's free, you have no excuse not to explore its apocalyptic world