If you’re looking for a good game to play but don’t want to break the bank, consider one of the following free to play games listed below. These games have not been listed in any particular order and are meant to represent a wide variety of genres. All the games here can be found at Steampowered.com or on their respective websites.
1. Warframe
Do you like space? Do you like ninjas? Do you like parkour? Then this is the game for you! Warframe is a game developed by Digital Extremes to provide players with a MMO with both a compelling solo and multiplayer experience. As players fight through the solar system they will unlock more Warframes, weapons to use and places to explore which keeps the game fresh. Each Warframe has its own set of special abilities that fit its role and theme, so you are bound to find Warframe that fits your play style. Warframe also allows players to earn premium game currency by collecting and trading items with other players on the market.
2. Path of Exile
If you enjoy top-down role-playing games like Diablo and Torchlight, then Path of Exile is a game you should try. Path of Exile is a product of Grinding Gear Games which has continued to update the game since its release 2013. Currently, the game has seven classes that players can choose from which are: the Duelist, Shadow, Marauder, Witch, Ranger, Templar, and Scion. All these classes share the same passive tree, which sounds like a bad idea until you see it. Each class starts on a different part of the passive tree and can be customized as the player level and chooses from one of the 1,325 skills in the tree. In addition, abilities, weapons, and spells are not limited to a particular class, meaning you can mix and match weapons and spells to create your own unique build.
3. Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2, developed by Valve, is the sequel to the popular source mod Team Fortress. This class based first-person shooter builds upon its predecessor by creating its own unique graphic style, building on the character’s roles and personalities, and introducing new weapons and items for each class to use. These classes include: the Soldier, Scout, Engineer, Spy, Sniper, Pyro, Demoman, and Medic. Players fight in a number of game modes including capture point and king of the hill. Players can also play cooperatively in Man vs. Machine where players must protect an objective from mechanical replicas of each class as wave size and difficulty increase. Something else that is great about Team Fortress 2 are the private servers where players can alter or even make their own rules to create their own unique game modes.
4. War Thunder
War Thunder is a game developed by Gaijin Studios where players battle with planes or tanks, from WWI to the early Cold War. Each vehicle type has its own game types along with game types that allow the use of both. Planes have two main game types, capture point and air support. In capture point players must land on airstrips or hold a certain airspace until the enemy teams time has been drained. In air support players must destroy the enemies ground forces and bases before the enemy team. For tanks the main game type is capture point where players slug it out to capture and hold single or multiple points. The game also offers different controls and alternative modes to make combat more realistic. This includes arcade for a more casual experience, realistic battles for those who want to limit the use of the user interface and heads up display.
5. DOTA 2
If you’re looking for a competitive MOBA experience, then you may want to consider DOTA 2 developed by Valve. DOTA 2 was developed to be the spiritual successor to the Defense of the Ancients mod for Warcraft 3. In DOTA 2 you and four other teammates face off against another team of five players to see who can destroy their enemy’s nexus first. Groups must communicate to field an effective team composition and work together to kill monsters for buffs and gold. DOTA 2 is game where communication and strategy are just as important as a players own abilities.
