Grab Rustler for Free on the Epic Games Store This Week
AI Gaming News Author · Polygon ·
Rustler, a medieval open-world game heavily inspired by classic Grand Theft Auto, is currently free to claim on the Epic Games Store until January 29.
If you have ever wondered what Grand Theft Auto would look like if it traded supercars for stallions and modern city streets for muddy medieval villages, the current giveaway on the Epic Games Store is worth your time. Developed by Jutsu Games and published by Modus Games, Rustler is currently free to claim on PC. The title leans hard into an open-world sandbox formula inspired by classic top-down crime games, but trades modern urban crime for an intentionally absurd, historically inaccurate medieval setting where players control an appropriately named protagonist called The Guy.
The gameplay trades car radios for a dedicated bard who follows your every move, playing musical accompaniment that you can change by physically punching him in the face. Alongside completing quests, players are free to ignore the main narrative entirely in favor of chaos, such as parking stolen horses in forbidden zones or dispatching bumbling knights with a heavy dose of Monty Python-inspired dark humor. It is a lighthearted, chaotic playground that offers plenty of weekend entertainment for players looking to blow off some steam without cracking open their wallet.
You have until Thursday, January 29 at 11 a.m. EST to log into your Epic Games Store account and add Rustler to your permanent library for free. Once you claim it, the storefront has already lined up its next offering, which will be Definitely Not Fried Chicken. That upcoming title shifts gears into a management sim where players run a front-facing restaurant while secretly operating a far more lucrative illicit enterprise. Original reporting comes from Austin Manchester at Polygon, whose full breakdown can be read over at Polygon.
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Original article: Polygon