The beauty of PCs is that you can find hundreds of games to play for free, whether they are online or browser games, whether they are free to download or with a free-to-play model, with free registration and the possibility to improve by paying during the game. There are free open source games, games developed by large companies like EA Games or even indie games, developed by independent programmers. The most popular genres of PC games are surely multiplayer MMORPGs or role-playing games, but you can also find many puzzle games, especially action, sports and much more. On Navigaweb.net we have dedicated a lot of space to free games for PC and therefore the time has come to make a great summary, also signaling many new titles that you can play right away without paying anything . Here then the long list of the 60 best free games to download for PC (and if you have any to add or if you have found your favorite here, write it in the comments).
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Best free PC games
- Fortnite a battle with 100 players together is a new game from 2017 that promises very well and already has a certain following.
- Dota 2 is another universe in which to play freely and develop your own character. The game derives from World of Warcraft 3, with many tournaments for expert players, not easy but that can be started in a soft way.
- Apex Legend, similar to Fortnite, with elements of the hero shooter genre, with healers, tanks, ultra-mobile robots and so on.
- Team Fortress 2 is still one of the best free PC games, a powerful, crazy and fast-paced shooter of the most fun ever.
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was already one of Valve's best games (such as Team Fortress 2), which also became among the most played games in the world after going free-to-play (second after Dota 2).
- League of Legends is still one of the most played games in the world, with many battles and customizations to prune ahead to become stronger. It is a very aggressive game to play, which rewards teamwork and careful tactics. Like Dota 2, League of Legends attracts many experienced players of the genre, with really competitive tournaments where real money is also won.
- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is a Blizzard game (those of World of Warcraft) that is inspired by the Magic card game, very popular all over the world.
- Heroes of the Storm, after Dota 2 and League Of Legends, can be considered the number three of the MOBA genre.
- Warframe third person shooter that can be played for free and in multiplayer mode, with many missions and console graphics.
- Planetside 2, an epic poem, all in first person with large and immense battlefields where you can do anything in absolute freedom of action. Free with free-to-play model, it is a game of the highest graphics quality among the best ever for PC.
- Call Of Duty Warzone is the Battle Royale game with 150 players of Call Of Duty, sanginous and brutal, multiplayer and free for everyone.
- Path of Exile is a third-person role-playing game similar to the famous Diablo III, a bit slow, with a character development that goes to impersonate in a very enveloping virtual life. Excellent for those who want something long and immersive.
- Smite is another MOBA game similar to Dota 2 or League Of Legends, with third person views and an epic setting.
- DC Universe Online is one of the best superhero games to get into action on the streets of Gotham and Metropolis. It is not only for fans of Marvel comics, but also excellent for those who do not want to try to live like a super villain who flies.
- StarCraft II is arguably the best free-to-play RTS available with a free custom game mode (Arcade), for those who prefer a less demanding version.
- Brawlhalla is a free fighting game, somewhat reminiscent of Super Smash Bros, with a lot of speed and frenetic pace, to play with friends even up to 8 together.
- Paladins, free shooter game that can be considered an Overwatch clone.
- Burning Daylight is a fairly short free game, but all to play in one game, to live an original and very intense experience.
- Doki Doki Literature Club is a free game for PC with Japanese cartoon graphics, which is played in single player mode following a novel story, made of choices that influence the continuation.
- The Battle for Wesnoth is a beautiful free turn-based game that can be played on smartphones and also on PC.
- War Thunder is the game where you can fly war planes in battle. A fast-paced game, very graphically beautiful and action-packed.
- Black Mesa is somewhat reminiscent of Half-Life, a completely free shooter, with many levels and subjective action.
- Runescape is still one of the best role-playing games for PC, free-to-play, you can download or play in the browser using Java.
- The Lord of the Rings Online is the free to play MMO inspired by the series of novels and films of the same name, not only for fans but also for those looking for an excellent game in their own right. Unfortunately in the end you are forced to pay to unlock new adventures, even if there are no subscriptions and you can then play in absolute freedom.
- World of Warcraft can be played for free for 20 levels which are more than enough to fully enter the most popular and most played virtual world on the planet.
- Realm of the Mad God is a simplified and adrenaline-filled role-playing game, where you participate in total battles with up to 85 players all together. Realm of the Mad God is for lovers of fast and very competitive games.
- Cry Of Fear is a scary horror shooter, free, already described in another article.
- Quest for Glory II VGA is an old style game completely free. It is a graphic adventure similar to the first and second Monkey Island, fun, exciting and incredibly open to infinite possibilities to move forward.
- World of Tanks is one of the most publicized games of the year, with 3D multiplayer battles between tanks, already described in the article on the best free war games.
- Hawken is the action packed giant robot shooter that was reported some time ago.
- Quake Live, the multiplayer version of the famous Quake, the shooter par excellence.
- Tyrian 2000 is a spaceship game with top view and many levels, simple and very arcade like the old console or arcade games.
- Wolfenstein 3D is the great classic of vintage shooters (from 1992), which you can still play today from the browser, free on PC.
- Star Wars: The Old Republic, already mentioned among the best Star Wars games, is a free-to-play game for fans of the Saga.
- Reprisal is the remake of a famous 90's game, Populous, with pixel-art graphics, where you play as a God who has to create the world, populate it and manage it.
- Alien Swarm is another game similar to Half Life, a free 3D shooter with beautiful graphics and lots of action.
- TrackMania Nations Forever, after many years, is still one of the most fun car games ever, with jumps, acrobatics and fast races, in multiplayer races.
- Victory is another very fun and addicting car game. The game allows you to drive some of the best cars in the world, for free and had already been mentioned among the best free games of cars and cars for PC.
- Spelunky is one of the best free indie games for PC, free in the original classic version. It is an old-fashioned, simple and fun platformer set in catacombs and caves full of traps.
- Beneath a Steel Sky is a classic graphic adventure of the point and click genre with a beautiful story and many puzzles to solve.
- Slender is the most horror game you can find for free, a title now famous for those who want a little emotion.
- Neptune's Pride is one of those games that can last weeks or months, where you can create alliances and work together with other players. The game is about strategy, where you can earn money and make decisions as if you were playing a game of chess, moving star systems instead of pawns.
- Vindictus has already been mentioned among the best 10 MMO-RPG games with fighting and action for PC, different from Dota 2 or League of Legends both for the Japanese graphics, and for the less serious and more immediate approach, based on the action.
- Desktop Dungeons is a simple game from 2000, with two-dimensional graphics and small men, that you can download for free today to play many games without limitations.
- Cave Story is a completely free classic Japanese platform game, among the best of the genre despite the very simple graphics.
- FlightGear is a realistic and free flight simulator that I have already talked about, in some ways even better than Microsoft Flight Simulator, with many planes to fly.
- Elders of Madness is another nice spaceship game with 2D side and side scrolling, completely free.
- OpenTTD is the public transport simulation game, free and open source, already described in the past.
- Double Action, a free shooter for PC, with the unique feature of having a fast phase and a slow motion one, as in the Matrix scenes where Neo avoids bullets.
- Stalker Lost Alpha is a very nice 3D adventure game for having recreated the setting of Chernobyl, the city deserted for years due to radiation.
- Hazard Ops is another 3D shooter game where you fight against the Zombies, free to play with lots of action.
- Loadout is a free to play game very similar to Team Fortress, with the same crazy action and fun graphics and splatters that don't offend anyone.
- Ski Challenge, best ski racing game for PC and Mac .
- Wreckage is a free remake of Crysis, famous commercial blockbuster game, beautiful and addicting like few others.
- Altitude, with multiplayer aerial combat, with top view .
- Iron Snout, a really fun and ironically bloody game, with 2D horizontal scrolling graphics, where a pig must kill the wolves who want to eat them with a cleaver.
- Shadow Warrior Classic is practically the original, intense, bloody and still fun Doom game to play on PC, completely free.
- The Desolate Hope, one of the strangest games ever, bizarre and original, with RPG elements and a mix of action that should also appeal to the artistic tone of the graphics.
- Fistful of Frags is a western shooter, for lovers of films with Clin Eastwood and Sergio Leone, where you play by shooting in gun duels where the first shooter wins.
- Slaps and beans, the game featuring Bud Spncer and Terence Hill, among the most original and beautiful games.
- Teeworlds, one of the best turn-based Worms clone games with multiplayer battles.
- Battlerite, multiplayer team open arena game, one of the best for speed and fun, especially because the battles take place with a three-quarter view from above.
- Expendabros, the game of "The mercenaries", a jump and shoot 2D game inspired by the film with Stallone, with all the best actors of the action films.
- Zak McKracken Hot Coffee is a completely free graphic adventure downloadable for Windows PC, of the investigation genre, which follows the adventures of the famous old game Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders from 1988.
- Final Fight LNS is an almost perfect remake of the old barrel game Final Fight, to be downloaded for free on Windows and Linux PCs.
