A Total War Saga: Troy is now free in the Epic Games Store thanks to a giveaway announced over two months ago Creative Assembly's latest historical strategy game is free for 24 hours when logged into the Epic Store.

On sale today.

A bold move for a game released today, but if you don't want to play it on the Epic Games Store, you'll have to wait a year until it's available on Steam and other stores. compared to historically accurate series titles such as "Rome": "Total War accurate: compared to fantastical games like "Total War: Warhammer" or historically accurate games like "Rome: Total War," "Troy" falls somewhere in the middle in its down-to-earth retelling of ancient Greek legends.

For example, the giants are really big men, and the centaurs are merely warriors on horseback. The gods cause various natural disasters if not respected, but they do not literally come down from the heavens to play with mankind.

Fraser liked A Total War Saga: Troy well enough in his review yesterday. Thanks to "exhilarating tactical changes and some of the best maps in the series, this is an experiment worth checking out.