You can grab Turnip Boy Robs a Bank for free on the Epic Games Store

The top-down action game usually costs $14.99 on Steam and Epic. Turnip Boy Robs a Bank is one of two current weekly giveaways on the Epic Games Store, alongside a DLC pack for Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms.

Developer Snoozy Kazoo released the game in January 2024 as a direct sequel to their 2021 breakout hit, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion. The Massachusetts-based indie studio built their reputation on that first game. It was a short, Zelda-inspired adventure where you dodge the IRS and tear up government documents. The sequel pivots into a completely different genre. It drops the puzzle-solving in favor of twin-stick shooting and roguelite progression. You now have to pull off a massive heist at the Botanical Bank alongside the fearsome Pickled Gang. The shift in gameplay loop caught some fans off guard at launch, but it allowed the developers to focus entirely on combat.

Three minutes before the cops arrive

Every run operates on a strict three-minute timer. You start at your hideout, ride an elevator into the procedurally generated floors of the bank, and try to shake down hostages for cash before the police arrive. The combat is fast and chaotic. Enemies drop a massive pool of randomized weapons. These range from standard shotguns and assault rifles to absurd joke items like crypto miners that damage foes using overclocked GPU heat. You can carry two weapons at a time. This forces you to constantly swap out empty guns for whatever the security guards drop.

If you die or run out of time, you lose a cut of your stolen cash. Surviving a run lets you bring your full haul back to the hideout. You can then spend that money on permanent upgrades for health and damage. You can also use your funds to buy weird tools off the dark web. These dark web purchases let you bypass specific bank security measures on future runs. This opens up new areas of the vault. For example, you might need a specific item to cut through a fence or blow open a reinforced door. The progression loop relies heavily on these incremental unlocks.

A 79 percent score on IGDB

The game reviewed well at launch. It holds a 79% percent aggregate score on IGDB and 82% Metacritic. Critics generally praised the improved combat and weapon variety compared to the first game. The writing maintains the original game's heavy focus on internet humor, capitalism satire, and fourth-wall breaks. Some reviewers noted the randomized bank layouts can get repetitive after a few hours, but the constant drip of new weapons keeps the combat fresh.

It is a relatively short experience, which is typical for Snoozy Kazoo's releases. Most players can roll credits on the main story in about five hours. Completing all the side quests and unlocking every cosmetic hat might take another two hours. This makes it a highly digestible roguelite compared to massive time sinks like Hades or The Binding of Isaac.

Also on Switch and Game Pass

Epic Games rotates its free offerings every Thursday. The storefront has given away hundreds of games since it launched. Past giveaways include massive blockbusters like Grand Theft Auto V and smaller indie darlings.

If you prefer to play on consoles with a physical controller, Graffiti Games also published the title on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Those console versions are currently full price, though the game is included in the Xbox Game Pass library.