Free games alert! Get the three earliest Fallout games for free today only!

This is not a drill! Epic Games has been continuing its yearly Christmas-time tradition of giving away a free game (or two or three) every day for two weeks. There have been some prime hits already, but today's free gifts are especially excellent.

Today (December 22, 2022) and today only (or, well, until tomorrow morning), you can log on to the Epic Games Store and get free copies of Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.

Fallout first released way back in 1997 and was immediately hailed as a masterpiece RPG and a brilliant vision of post-apocalyptic America. The sequel, Fallout 2, arrived just a year later but was even more widely loved, expanding the scope of the first game and introducing even more intense scenarios, combat encounters, and decisions to be made.

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel showed up in 2001 from a new developer and with a new perspective on the Fallout universe. While Tactics wasn't quite as well-received and is considered non-canon to the series now, it's still worth giving a shot. It blends the great setting with strong turn-based strategy gameplay.

Whether you've never played a Fallout game before or are only familiar with the more recent first-person shooter entries from Bethesda, this is one history lesson worth taking. And at the low, low cost of free, what do you have to lose? Hop on over to the Epic Games Store and nab these while you still can!