Post-apocalyptic RPG fans are in luck; the next batch of freebies coming to the Epic Games Store have been revealed, and two bonafide RPG classics – Fallout and Fallout 2 – have made the list alongside Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.

Fallout 1 and 2, developed by Black Isle Studios and released in 1997 and 1998 respectively, have amassed a fiercely passionate following over the years. Eurogamer wrote in 2011, praising the unrelentingly bleak, darkly ironic tone, the novelty of the open-world, post-apocalyptic setting, the inspired, cerebral turn-based combat system, and the immense degree of variety and personality in the character-customization. The superbly-written quests and characters, and the gallows humor that underpins the games without lessening their emotional impact, command as much respect now as they did a decade ago.

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, released in 2001, infuses the post-apocalyptic isometric wasteland setting of its illustrious RPG predecessors with squad-based combat action. The inclusion of all three games in the upcoming Epic Games Store freebies list is sure to delight fans of the genre.

All three games can be downloaded for free starting next Thursday, 22nd February, with the offer remaining available until 29th February. In the meantime, this week’s free Epic Games Store title is Saber Interactive’s Dakar Desert Racing, described as the “biggest off-road rally racing adventure ever developed”.

Post-apocalyptic RPG fans are in luck; the next batch of freebies coming to the Epic Games Store have been revealed, and two bonafide RPG classics – Fallout and Fallout 2 – have made the list alongside Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.

Fallout 1 and 2, developed by Black Isle Studios and released in 1997 and 1998 respectively, have amassed a fiercely passionate following over the years. Eurogamer wrote in 2011, praising the unrelentingly bleak, darkly ironic tone, the novelty of the open-world, post-apocalyptic setting, the inspired, cerebral turn-based combat system, and the immense degree of variety and personality in the character-customization. The superbly-written quests and characters, and the gallows humor that underpins the games without lessening their emotional impact, command as much respect now as they did a decade ago.

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel, released in 2001, infuses the post-apocalyptic isometric wasteland setting of its illustrious RPG predecessors with squad-based combat action. The inclusion of all three games in the upcoming Epic Games Store freebies list is sure to delight fans of the genre.

All three games can be downloaded for free starting next Thursday, 22nd February, with the offer remaining available until 29th February. In the meantime, this week’s free Epic Games Store title is Saber Interactive’s Dakar Desert Racing, described as the “biggest off-road rally racing adventure ever developed”.