Free-to-Play

Best Free PC Games

48 genuinely free games ranked by quality — with estimated FPS on a mid-range GPU so you know they'll run before you download.

#1300 FPS

Team Fortress 2

Action · 2007 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#2~125 FPS

Guild Wars 2®

Adventure · 2022 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#3300+ FPS

Dota 2

Action · 2013 · Free

Highest detail · native

#4144 FPS

Apex Legends™

Action · 2020 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#5~150 FPS

EVE Online

Action · 2010 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#6300+ FPS

Path of Exile

Action · 2013 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#7300+ FPS

STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™

Massively Multiplayer · 2020 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#8300+ FPS

Battlerite

Action · 2017 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#9300+ FPS

PlanetSide 2

Action · 2012 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#10300+ FPS

RIFT

Action · 2011 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#11~176 FPS

Destiny 2

Action · 2019 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#12300+ FPS

SMITE®

Action · 2015 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#13175 FPS

Paladins®

Action · 2018 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#14300+ FPS

Crusader Kings II

RPG · 2012 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#15~171 FPS

War Thunder

Action · 2013 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#16~250 FPS

World of Warships

Action · 2017 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#17300+ FPS

KARDS - The WW2 Card Game

Casual · 2020 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#18300+ FPS

GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

RPG · 2020 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#19~200 FPS

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit

Adventure · 2018 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#20300+ FPS

Ragnarok Online

Massively Multiplayer · 2013 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#21300+ FPS

Alien Swarm

Action · 2010 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#22300+ FPS

WAKFU

Action · 2014 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#23300+ FPS

Secret World Legends

Action · 2017 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#24300+ FPS

Artifact

Strategy · 2018 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#25Up to your refresh rate

Vindictus

Action · 2012 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#26~130 FPS

Neverwinter

Action · 2013 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#27300+ FPS

Kingdom: Classic

Indie · 2015 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#28~176 FPS

Darwin Project

Action · 2020 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#29~113 FPS

WWII Online

Action · 2023 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#30300+ FPS

DC Universe™ Online

Action · 2011 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#31300+ FPS

Z1 Battle Royale

Action · 2018 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#32300+ FPS

America's Army 3

Action · 2009 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#33~214 FPS

Warframe

Action · 2013 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#34~130 FPS

Star Trek Online

Massively Multiplayer · 2012 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#35~109 FPS

Thunder Tier One

Action · 2021 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#36~165 FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Action · 2023 · Free

Very High, 8x MSAA · native

#37~150 FPS

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

Action · 2017 · Free

Ultra (DX11 Enhanced) · native

#38~214 FPS

Unturned

Action · 2017 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#39300+ FPS

Brawlhalla

Action · 2017 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#40~141 FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Action · 2015 · Free

Ultra+ · native

#41~103 FPS

VRChat

Adventure · 2017 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#42~75 FPS

War Robots: Frontiers

Action · 2025 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#43300+ FPS

Trove

Action · 2015 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#44300+ FPS

World of Tanks Blitz

Action · 2016 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#45~200 FPS

Life is Strange 2

Adventure · 2018 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#46300+ FPS

Black Squad

Action · 2019 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#47~154 FPS

NARAKA: BLADEPOINT

Action · 2021 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

#48200 FPS

The Sims™ 4

Adventure · 2020 · Free

High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native

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FAQ

Are these games really free?+

Yes — every game on this list is free-to-play on Steam. Most monetize through optional cosmetics or battle passes; none require a purchase to play.

What PC do I need for free games?+

Most popular free-to-play games are deliberately light so they run on modest hardware — many work on budget GPUs and even integrated graphics. Each game's page shows its exact minimum and recommended requirements.

Which free games run best on a weak PC?+

Prioritize the titles higher on this list with a green FPS chip — those combine low rendering demand with high quality. Also see our Best Games for Low-End PCs list.