These problems are likely due to the interest around the game. This is because the Epic Games Store seems to be facing some issues due to “high traffic”. It is also interesting to note that players may not be able to purchase the game for free, immediately. This time it happens to be the extremely popular GTA 5. For context, the company offers one game for free every week. This deal is part of the usual free game of the week on the Epic Games Store. The company also confirmed that buys will be able to keep the game for good after the deal expires. Also Read - GTA 5 Premium Edition is free on Epic Games Store this week initial rush takes the store down This edition comes with a $1,000,000 bonus in GTA Online as part of the Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack. As part of the offer, Epic Games is selling GTA 5 Premium Edition. This offer will go on for a week and then conclude on May 21. To recap, GTA 5 is available for free on the Epic Games Store on Windows-powered devices. We have already covered the details that Epic Games revealed around the offer including the length of the sale. Epic Games has teamed up with game publisher Rockstar Games to offer its flagship AAA game, GTA 5 for free.