23 Best Free PC Games to Play in 2022

Gaming isn't a cheap hobby unless you're prepared to get dirty while scratching at the bottom of a bargain bin. Fortunately there are plenty of games that'll appeal to anyone who has to juggle a tight budget. The current landscape of video games is overflowing with free-to-play titles from Fortnite to Apex Legends to Overwatch 2, so here’s our list of the best free PC Games to play in 2022.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Apex Legends
1:15 - Call of Duty: Warzone 2
2:01 - Multiversus
2:50 - Marvel Snap
3:35 - Overwatch 2
4:18 - Bleakshore
5:00 - Counter-Strike: Global Operations
5:33 - Dauntless
6:03 - Destiny 2
6:50 - Dota 2
7:22 - Fortnite
8:00 - Genshin Impact
8:38 - Guild Wars 2
9:11 - GWENT
10:00 - Hearthstone
10:30 - League of Legends
11:09 - Path of Exile
11:35 - Planetside 2
12:08 - Smite
12:33 - Team Fortress 2
13:07 - Rocket League
13:39 - Valorant
14:05 - Warframe
14:44 - Outro

[-Years-At-Least]

Putting Fortnite Geralt in the thumbnail has to be the cheapest attempt at clickbait I've ever seen

Also: 01:05 LOL

Imagine buying NES Duck Tales for 100 bucks in 1990, and then a time traveler appears and shows you all these games that will be free in 30 years.

[jorgerodriguez]

brawlhalla is better than multiversus, at least in the sense that it has better functionality and content, gameplay would depend on preferences

[Kaimerah]

in a different universe, halo would be in this list. Also idk if removing a lot of titanfalls core mechanics in apex is exactly an evolution of what its predecessors did

[MiLiepoinT]

Talking about Dota polish and then you show Dota gameplay from 5 years ago... Oh Gamespot

[CaptainLaptop]

Indie game 'Shatterline' and 'WarFace' are honourable mentions in my opinion.

[Leopez]

Tower of fanasy, Divine Knockout, Gundam Evolution, Multiversus and Paragon are my top 5 free pc games of year 2022. 😆

[ksalfsutse]

bro said marvel snap but not legends of runeterra 💀

[SegeLast]

This video makes me want to type several gamer words...

[Skdladmalajd]

It’s funny how they somehow mentioned the only game mode that TF2 DOESNT HAVE

[TheRealChinOfKimJongUn]

as awful as the monetization is in Overwatch, I would be willing to overlook that (for the purposes of this list, at least) if it weren't for the fact that the new heroes are locked unless you either pay $10 each season or grind out all the way to level 55. this isn't some game where heroes are just skins, they are full characters with varying abilities and counters, and as a hero shooter, it is essential to be able to counterpick heroes, which you just straight up can't do unless you pay or invest a ton of time playing matches to unlock them (all games where you can't use that hero as a counterpick). while the game is technically free, the monetization strategy is absurd, to the point where you technically are at a disadvantage if you don't buy the battlepack, so not completely a "free" game.

genshin, again while technically free, is even worse with its monetization, since it's a gacha game. unless you have money to spend on the wishes or absolutely nothing to do in your life besides grind for hours on end (and still not be able to get many things that whales can), it's another game that really doesn't fit with the "free" name

TF2 on the other hand is a great addition to the list, with basically no p2w elements (altho it does have a few other issues, one notable one being the whole bot situation). the only critique is that there is no TDM gamemode in tf2, as claimed in the video, unless you find some community server with a custom gamemode.

Rocket League is probably the best one on this list. while there is a whole bunch of money you can technically spend, absolutely none of it affects gameplay. additionally, it is the closest game you can find to real-life sports, not because of the content of the game, but because it doesn't give you buttons to do anything except basic movement, meaning that you have to learn and practice to be able to do all of the amazing tricks and freestyle mechanics that you want, making it extremely rewarding when you get good at them

[KingStratzah]

Bleak reminds of this really old PC Jurassic Park game I played so long ago.

[Ace_music]

here are some good free games you can find on steam, you're welcome
Brawlhalla - 2D fighter game
Crossout - Car building, weapon blazing battle game
Guild wars 2 - a bit of an older mmorpg title, but still something worth exploring
PATH OF EXILE - Action rpg game
Muck - Survival game, looks dumb, but can be very challenging
World of Tanks - as the name suggest a game with tanks...
Fallout Shelter - for all the idle games fans out there
Albion online - cool mmorpg that you can also play on your mobile
Lost Ark - a massive mmorpg that is currently very popular and best of all FREE
Rogue Company - A cool 3rd person shooter
Warframe - 3rd person sc-fi space traveling action rpg
PUBG - one of the biggest battle royal games out there
Aimlab - not quite a game, but a cool place to practice your aim
Crab Game - if you watched squid games, you know
hopefully this helps you find something to play :)

[takh]

this man voice is not normal. something weird about it

[embi]

This giude very help me find game thank you bro😉

[alieditor]

Bro league is the king of moba genre games for 10 years now what are you talking about ??

[repapeti]

Even if you don't plan on playing anything on this list, at least give a chance to Guild Wars 2's soundtrack. Core game + Heart of Thorns + Path of Fire + End of Dragons expansions + Living World seasons, doesn't matter.

[fawkes]

Gwent servers will be closed next year btw

[Alex-ynme]

global operations? its global offensive

[SinnedxTV]

Ngl Halo infinite at this point in time, should've been on this list, honestly better then most the games on this list right now.