The full list is in the article linked above. I'd like to note for the record that Warframe, Path of Exile, and War Thunder are all listed.extremetech.com wrote:Gaming is an expensive hobby, and demos aren’t as common as they once were. Do you really want to drop $60 on a new game without trying it? What if you hate it? Retailers probably won’t accept your opened copy, and many PC gamers exclusively use digital distribution anyway. Thankfully, there is an entire class of games that offer up countless hours of entertainment with absolutely no upfront cost: Free games!
Free and free-to-play games are plentiful, popular, and many of them are actually superb titles in their own right. It’s true that most of them are designed to get you hooked, and then extract your hard-earned cash through microtransactions, but is that so bad? If you actually enjoy the game you’re playing, there isn’t anything inherently wrong with paying the developer for more content. After all, you at least know what you’re paying for with a free game. The traditional sales model demands that you pay $60 upfront before you even play the game, so I’d argue that this is a step in the right direction even if it isn’t always handled tactfully.
That said, there are a lot of bad games trying to get in on the free-to-play land grab, so it’s a bit of a minefield out there. So, today I am going to list off twenty of the very best free games on the PC to help you find something you’ll really love. There’s a lot to cover, so follow along, and something is bound to strike your fancy.
20 Best Free-to-Play Games for PC
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At least shitty free games usually don't cost you anything besides time.
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True enough.Batman wrote:At least shitty free games usually don't cost you anything besides time.
And a quick note of concession here - I'm fully aware that all the games on page 1 of that article are most charitably termed "shareware," or more accurately, "crippleware."
That said, the games on the other pages appear legit. I can only speak with any experience on War Thunder and Warframe of those listed, but while both have cash shops, both are quite free to play - playing for free just takes more patience and time, but such is life.
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