One of the most widely played FPS games ever, Counter-Strike is a simple game. Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists fight. One team survives, the other fails. The game is simple and basic but has remained relevant since its creation back in 2000. Two decades later, it’s free-to-play, even with all the modern updates.

Dota 2 is Valve’s answer to League of Legends. Oh, and it’s good. It’s getting a Netflix anime later this year. It’s one of the most widely watched MOBAs on Twitch. You’ve played it for sure. It’s also entirely free. You can enjoy this game right now off of Steam without paying any money.

Apex Legends is yet another battle royale game for players who are probably tired of Fortnite. While the battle royale genre has fallen off of popularity in the years since Fortnite’s debut, the game still boasts a fairly lively community of players. Just don’t play the Switch version until they patch it.

Destiny 2 is another one of those titles that’s pretty hard to miss if you’re into the gaming scene. The game was something you had to pay for, but it's since gone free-to-play, perhaps in order to compete with games like Warframe. Massive in scope, it’s available across all platforms and remains one of those titles you certainly have in your gaming library. If you haven’t played it in a while or you’ve avoided the Bungie hype, play it now.

Fortnite is – well, it’s Fortnite. This is a no-brainer. While the game did manage to get overplayed early on in its lifespan, it remains a major gaming presence to this day, offering tons of exciting crossover content with tons of established IP. Sure, there are a lot of toxic people on it, but Fornite is free content you can pick up and play right now.

Phantasy Star Online 2 is a sequel to the classic Sega Dreamcast game released back in the year 2000. The sequel is an online role-playing game with tons of options available to players. It’s definitely advancing in age, but its free-to-play status makes it easily accessible to anyone looking for a cool RPG experience on the cheap.

Team Fortress 2 is one of the all-time great free-to-play FPS games. Much like Counter-Strike, it was designed after players modded Half-Life 2. The game has since spawned into its own incredible experience, crafting multiple unique characters with their own strengths and weaknesses. It’s, essentially, a fantastic game that has remained popular for decades.

RuneScape is another classic MMORPG that has remained relevant for decades. While RuneScape Classic can offer players an authentic RuneScape experience – or, rather, the original experience – the modern version of RuneScape is also available for free-to-play download right now. Again, it’s a classic, so you’re no doubt familiar with RuneScape.

EVE Online is one of the largest, most fascinating MMORPGs out there. This sci-fi roleplaying game is free-to-play, but to be good in the game, you will need to construct ships using its in-game currency. This is one of the many reasons why millions of real-world dollars of damage can be incurred during any of EVE Online’s epic space battles.

MapleStory is one of the classic online RPG games that just about everyone growing up in the mid-2000s and later have either played themselves or know someone who has played it. MapleStory is so popular that its sequel ultimately was shut down because people would rather play the original game than its follow-up. It’s simple, basic, but remains a beloved game.

Warframe is yet another one of those games that remains incredibly popular thanks to its free-to-play model. This third-person action online game takes what people love about Destiny 2 – creating a character, building stats and equipment, playing with people online. Some would argue that Warframe does Destiny better than Destiny 2. More importantly, the game avoids any pay-to-win methods many free-to-play games incorporate. You never need to pay a cent to succeed in-game.

Hearthstone is a free-to-play card game that Blizzard created to remind gamers that card games are incredibly fun. The game immediately became a hit among players, remaining to this day a major presence in the esports scene. Of course, you don’t have to be the best to enjoy this game. Just download it now for free.

League of Legends is a game you can play right now for free. You’ve heard of it. The game is one of the biggest MOBAs ever created. Everyone plays it. It’s one of the biggest games in the esports scene. While the game can be intimidating for new players, it remains one of the biggest names in gaming for a reason.

Starcraft II is one of Blizzard’s most iconic games. This RTS game helped birth the MOBA genre. It’s one of the best sci-fi RPGs developed in the West. And, yes, you can play this game for free right now. Again, you’ve probably played it before, but, if you want to relive the classic title or play it potentially for the first time, you can...without spending any money. Some content is locked behind a paywall, but that’s extra content you don’t need to purchase initially.

VR Chat is kind of a cheat here since you will need VR Tech in order to play the game as intended. However, VR Chat is free-to-play. The game sports a massive modding community that creates levels and models for use in-game. It’s one of the strangest worlds gaming has ever conceived, with tons of...strange sights. The Ugandan Knuckles meme? That’s just the surface level, casual stuff here. If you’ve ever wanted to be transported into a realm of pure imagination, come here.