There are millions of games out there to play some of the single-player and some of the multiplayer. Some of them are expensive and some are cheap but what if those of us who can’t buy those expensive new titles want a new game or what if you want to play something good without the price tag to see if you actually like it first. Well that’s where free to play games come into the picture there’s a lot of free to play games nowadays it’s a model so many developers are seeming to use and it’s not just MMORPG games anymore that are free it’s fps games battle royals and other genres
In this article I’ll be suggesting some of the best free to play games on steam and why you should play each of them. These games all have an active player base a lot of them with a high population too.
STAR WARS THE OLD REPUBLIC
A recent arrival to steam in the last month star wars the old republic its BioWare’s answer to fans craving another Star Wars MMORPG game. Spawned most likely due to the outcry behind the shutting down of the original star wars MMO game this game puts you in the center of your own story-driven Star Wars experience where you can play as a Sith or Jedi, bounty hunter, smuggler, or many other subtypes of both light and dark factions.
This game is set in a galaxy far away in the old republic era infamous for Mandalorians insanely powerful Sith lords like Darth, Revan, and other legendary characters this game has so many hours of gameplay in it and has some really great expansion packs too it’s entirely free to play or accessed via a subscription.
SVEN CO-OP
Classic released in 1999, SVEN CO-OP still holds up to this day and actually still receives regular updates more than 20 years later. This mod is one of those timeless classics that flourish due to community support and the sheer love for it.
It’s based on the gold source engine and its concept is basically to bring the player base a fully cooperative game based around the valve’s original half-life. But it’s become so much more than that in the past few years not only can you play the whole of the half-life campaign entirely cooperative you can also play the entire opposing force or blue shift expansion pack campaigns too for half-life along with hundreds of custom maps scenarios and campaigns made by the community which is just like playing extra games.
This game is completely free and it deserves a spot on this list just for how nostalgic it is and how fun it can still be in the current year. Playing half-life entirely co-op has always been something that people wanted and it’s still really fun to this day to play.
NO MORE ROOM IN HELL
I appreciated this game because of how unique it was at the time because it started off as a pretty humble mod for half-life 2 and it runs on the game’s source engine. Since then it’s become a standalone game and they’re even planning a completely new sequel to it on a different engine sometime near in the future.
In this game, you have to survive during a zombie apocalypse through a series of diverse and complex maps each with their own objective and challenge to overcome. The interesting thing about this game is that during CO-OP play you can fight versus zombies but if you get bitten you will slowly succumb to the infection and die.
When you die your player will be replaced by an AI-controlled zombie which is basically a bot that’s stronger than the standard zombies in the map and that will attack your teammates from AKs to fire axes and shotguns there’s a ton of weapons to use on this game and you can play on large open city maps or fight through the hordes of zombies in the mall. This is one to check out and play.
IRON SIGHT
Iron Sight is a super fast-paced online fps game with future and modern warfare combat elements to it. This game has more than 50 different weapons all with the option to use a ton of attachments along with them. You can use equipment like tactical, drones, or scanning objects to find your enemy’s position. You have kill streaks like these drones or planned airstrikes and a few other options.
I really enjoyed it mostly because of the sounds, the charming graphics, and the fact that the shooting in this game actually plays really well and is genuinely fair. The guns don’t have ridiculously hard or overbearing recoil patterns and it feels good to play. It’s great for casual players because super easy to learn and the shooting is really fun and easy.
I would recommend checking this game out if you want a free to play fps game that won’t disappoint and if you’re not great in PVP and find that most players are better than you then you can always play versus bots in iron sight too which is still really fun.
REALM ROYALE
Realm Royale is one of my favorite battle Royale titles that don’t get as much love as it deserves. Realm Royale is basically battle Royale meets medieval fantasy. This Battle Royale game is very similar to the experience that you’ll have in Fortnite.
The game is basically Fortnite in an old-fashioned setting it plays well feels well and has good graphics. You can wield magical staffs, rifles, swords and there are different classes that you can play on different spells and there are multiple types of weapon pickups of different qualities that go all the way up to legendary which can be equipped.
This game is a very unique concept and is super enjoyable there’s always a new battle pass with new skins and emotes to earn every season, a ranked mode, and a decent level of players still keeping the game alive.
