Within minutes of making the game free online the increase in visiting the side caused the site to slow and send error messages.
Epic blamed the slowdown on "heavy traffic" and said they were working to fix the problem.
Grand Theft Auto , the GTA series is made by Rockstar Games and One of these is GTA V , one of the top selling gaming franchises.
Every week Epic Games makes a 'mystery game' available without charge on its store. The games are available for PCs or Macs. Users who download the week's mystery game can keep it forever, even when the free to download period expires.
On Wednesday it was announced Grand Theft Auto V would be this week's game.
The game became available at 15:00 GMT . Within minutes of the launch users began to report slowdowns and error messages.
On Twitter Handle , the company tried to calm fans.
Grand Theft Auto was launched in 2013 and even after 5 years the craze for the game and huge fanbase has not been decreased .
The Game has earned more than any other single game ever released, according to MarketWatch. More than 100 million copies have been sold since its release in 2013.
The slowdown and crashes appear to have lasted several hours and caused problems on other Epic platforms as well.
The offer to download Grand Theft Auto V runs through 21 May. In January, Epic Games said it planned to give away free games each week through 2020.
Such offers attempt to boost revenues by drawing gamers to online stores.
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