‘Free to play’ games are a great way to kill your boredom. There are plenty of games for every gamer – FPG, MOBA or MMO.
Although free games are infamous because of their association with nonsense apps or inclusive microtransactions, all of them are not awful. In this article, we have prepared a list of the best free PC games you would love to play on your PC.
Note:- Some games in the list include microtransactions (but are worth a try), yet others are free. They may demand installation.
1. League Of Legends
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First in the list, we have a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game which is hugely popular and boasts of a huge fan base around the world. League of Legends is a fast-moving competitive online game, which combines the speed and intensity of a real-time strategy game with RPG (role-playing game) elements. It offers handsome rewards.
The game plot revolves around two teams competing against each other to save their ‘Nexus’. The game demands players to think strategically to annihilate various obstacles that are positioned across the map. However, strategies should lead to demolition of enemy Nexus. The obstacles are protected by towers that are guarded majorly using minions. If you attack the enemy’s champion, the towers will target you.
This magnificent game allows you to customize your champions with different armour and accessories in the game. You can also adjust the champion’s health and magic resistance.
Like any great MOBA game, League of Legends will demand your time to master it.
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2. Dota 2
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Here’s another great MOBA game, which is full of action and drama. DOTA 2 is an online game inspired from Warcraft 3 mod ‘DotA’.
Dota 2 holds the crown for being the biggest reward payer in online games on the planet with a jackpot of $20 million. The plot of the game is to choose a hero and fight tactically against enemy to destroy their base. You can choose from hundreds of heroes who have distinct capabilities and skills. Players create team with different heroes, which makes the game unexpected and different.
Note:- The game is free and you need to install Steam desktop application to launch Dota 2.
3. QWOP
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QWOP is a super funny browser-based game but is a hard nut to crack. The game recognizes you as “Qwop, the solo representative of a small nation”. The player has to run 100 meters race with the help of the keys Q, W, O and P (keys are used to move the athlete’s legs). Sounds simple? Well try it once and you will know why we called it a hard nut to crack.
With more than 30 million users, QWOP is quite popular online. The game is narrated amusingly on its website and is simply addictive. Don’t get discouraged with its aesthetics as it will certainly challenge and entertain you once you start playing. Click here to play the game.
4. Team Fortress 2
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A Game for FPG lovers! Here arrives an insanely popular FPG game (first person shooter game) that were two teams will be battling with each other.
In Team Fortress 2, players are supposed to complete the objective, which is detailed according to the game mode they are playing. The plot of Team Fortress 2 may sound simple but contains excitement and intensity once it starts. The game consists of nine characters, who have their own strengths and weaknesses. You can choose three weapons for your character. With each different character and their abilities and weapons, Team Fortress 2 gets more heated.
However, the game also features 16v16 matches, which makes Team Fortress 2 an intense game to play. The game also provides instructions in the form of video about new missions that player hasn’t played yet. You need to download the game via Steam. Click here to download Team Fortress 2 via Steam.
5. World Of Tanks
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You will love ‘World of Tanks’ if you like MMO games (massively multiplayer online) games. The game features mid- 20th century tanks, which are placed on random maps for epic battles. The player can select their fighting machine and directly battle other tanks.
Players have full control over their tank and can connect with teammates through voice and text chat. The mission in the game is basically to destroy enemies or capture their base camps. There are six different types of battles in the game- Special battles, Stronghold battles, Team battles, Tank-company battles, Team-training battles and Random battles. Players get rewarded with credits, new vehicles or better crew experience coefficients. You can either access the game for free or sign up for the premium version for additional tanks and other advanced features. Want to play the game? Click here to register on the game’s website and play the game for free.
6. Warframe
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Warframe is a third person shooter game, which is developed by Digital Extremes. Players control characters who belong to an ancient warrior race called Tenno. The game has got cooperative abilities through which they team up other members (up to four) to complete missions. There are different missions ranging from destroying enemies to hacking enemy terminals to extract secret data. Players can choose three different weapons such as a primary weapon i.e. a shotgun or a rifle, a secondary weapon i.e. bladed weapons or a pistol, and a brawl weapon, which are again bladed weapons like axes and swords.
Warframe provides you the option to upgrade your equipment by completing challenges. You can also loot your fallen enemies to upgrade your equipment.
7. Hearthstone: Heroes Of Warcraft
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“Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft” is an online game, which is different from other games in the league. It is a collectible card game that is developed by the makers of “World of Warcraft”, Blizzard. The game was released in 2014 and possesses cross-platform capabilities, which means that players can start playing the game on a Windows PC and then resume playing it on their Android devices.
You can start playing with the provided cards and later either purchase or win more powerful cards throughout the game. Click here to play the game.
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