A guide to the best alternatives to play for free or at the best price during these weeks of quarantine for Coronavirus
The coronavirus crisis is already global, and as video game companies see quarantine spread across more countries, efforts to offer free or heavily discounted content increase to help make the closure a little more bearable. In these lines we will try to guide you through some of the best alternatives available right now at the same time that we also invite you to review our reports dedicated to the most relevant free games on the different platforms.
- Free PC Games
- Free PS4 Games
- Free games Xbox One
- Free games Nintendo Switch
- The best games for the family
- 10 short games for PS4, PC, Switch and Xbox One
- Longer games to quarantine
Free or discounted games on PC
The computer and its powerful digital market is where the greatest number of possibilities are concentrated to play for free or very cheap these days. The first mandatory stop would be Steam, where there are various fronts from which to obtain entertainment, although without forgetting other alternatives.
Half Life Saga free until March 31 on Steam
To celebrate the launch of Half Life Alyx, Valve puts the whole saga free so we can enjoy it "by the face" of one of the best cult games in PC history. Next, we leave you with the list of games for you to enjoy, I remember that after the 31st, they will return to their original price.
- Half life
- Half Life: Source
- Half Life Deathmatch
- Half Life: Blue Shift
- Half Life: Opposing Force
- Half Life 2
- Half Life 2: Episode One
- Half Life 2: Episode Two
Enjoy the Half Life saga for free
GTA V at half price until March 31
Could not enjoy Grand Theft Auto V? You are in luck because you can get the Rockstar masterpiece at half price for only € 14.99, there are also special discounts for its premium online versions. If you decide to get this gem, you can visit our GTA V cheat page where you will find all the keys to become a millionaire, get the best cars and much more.
GTA V on sale on Steam
The entire The Witcher saga on sale
The Witcher game series also comes with great discounts to Steam so that we can enjoy it at a good price during the Coronavirus quarantine. If you want to start the adventures of Geralt of Rivia, this is your best opportunity, you can also complement it with the series of The Witcher that Netflix has recently released, then we leave you the list with all the titles on sale.
- The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Directors Cut for 1.19 euros (85%, before 7.99 euros)
- The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings Enhanced Edition for 2.99 euros (85%, previously 19.99 euros)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for 8.99 euros (70%, before 29.99 euros)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition for € 14.99 (70%, was € 49.99)
- The Witcher 3: Expansion Pass for 9.99 euros (60%, previously 24.99 euros)
- Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales for 9.99 euros (50%, before 19.99 euros)
- The Witcher Adventure Game for 1.49 euros (85%, before 9.99 euros)
The entire The Witcher saga on sale
Avalanche Studios games with up to 90% discount
Until March 30, we will have a great list of PC games with a discount of up to 90% off titles from Avalanche Studios, among the most significant we would find:
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RAGE 2 with a 70% discount
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Just Cause 4 Complete Edition with 70% discount
Then we also have other titles such as Mad Max for only € 3.99 or Just Cause 3 for € 2.99 with a discount of more than 80%, take a look at the Avalenche Studios page on Steam to discover the rest of the titles on sale and enjoy the rest of the titles from € 1.99.
Great Avalanche Studios titles on sale
Resident Evil Resistance beta until April 3
From Friday, March 27 to Friday, April 3, you will be able to play for free the Resident Evil Resistance open beta, the multiplayer mode that the next Resident evil 3 Remake will enjoy. A perfect game to play with your group of friends, the game consists of four players who have to face the traps, enemies and much more that a fifth player will put, perfect for these days of quarantine.
- Download Resident Evil Resistance Beta on PS4
- Download Resident Evil Resistance Beta on PC
- Download Beta of Resident Evil Resistance on Xbox One
Child of Light free until March 28
Ubisoft Montreal's gorgeous masterpiece will be available for free download from March 24, 2020 through March 28. A unique opportunity to embark on an unforgettable adventure with a unique visual style, we will put in the shoes of Aurora a young princess who must bring peace to the kingdom of Lemuria again, which, is in chaos because of the Queen Black.
Free Download Child of Light
Get Child of Light free
Ghost Recon Breakpoint for PS4, PC and Xbox One free from March 26 to 30
The popular Ubisoft game, you can enjoy it completely free from Thursday, March 26 to March 30, and you can enjoy it both in the Epic Games Store and on the Ubisoft platform, uPlay. In addition, the version that Ubisoft gives us is not the demo of the game, but rather its final version, so if we decide to get the copy after the trial period, all our progress will be saved.
- Download Ghost Recon Breakpoint on the Epic Store
- Download Ghost Recon Break Point from PlayStation Store
- Download Ghost Recon Breakpoint for uPlay
Play Breakpoint for free until Monday 30
Free Games from Epic Games Store
You already have available the new free games that the Epic Games Store gives us every week, this time, we will have World War Z, the title inspired by the movie of the same name, where we will have to survive cooperatively against hordes of zombies and infected.
We will also have Figmnent, a musical game that perfectly combines action and adventure that takes place inside the human mind, a unique title that is worth enjoying. Finally we will have Tormentor x Punisher, incredible zenith perspective shooting title, in which with a single shot you can die and even the final bosses.
- Download World War Z Free
- Download Figment Free
- Download Tormentor x Punisher free
Free World War Z at Epic Games Store
Reduced games on PS4
PS4 users have several powerful discounts on the Playstation Store (available via the web or from the console itself). Within the discounts named "MegaMarch", we can find some of the best console games at reduced prices. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, a great game, great and ideal for these days, can be purchased for € 8.99. Bloodborne, one of the best exclusive games on the console, is available for € 12.99. Several installments of the Resident Evil saga are also on sale, such as the remake of the first game, which is € 4.99. If we are looking for something for a more universal audience, a good option is Grow Home, a charming high-quality platform that is reduced to € 2.99.
Bloodborne, one of the great PS4 exclusives
And if you prefer a calmer title, you have the Sims 4 for only € 9.99 and if you prefer to embark on the adventures of the Star Wars universe, you have the great Star Wars Battlefront II for only € 23.99 (15 euros discount).
Nintendo Switch sale games
The Nintendo Switch eshop always has offers and a wide selection of games below € 5. Among our recommendations we can mention Doom 64, recent release of a forgotten classic as the exclusive installment of the saga on Nintendo 64, which far from being a port of the original game on PC is a high-quality independent delivery, with its own maps, enemies unique and history, about € 4.99 well spent. For lovers of retro we can also recommend the Oniken + Odallus pack, two 2D action adventures that will take us to the golden age of the Contra, Ninja Gaiden or Blue Shadow of the original NES.
If you like Doom, you can't miss Doom 64
Xbox One sale games
The Microsoft digital store has an interesting cyberpunk Observer thriller at € 7.49 from its € 29.99 -although it has been more reduced on PC-. But we would like to highlight the excellent Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, which we can buy for € 4.49 and is a great addition to any catalog. Although, as on other occasions, we do not stop recommending giving the Xbox Game Pass a try, which thanks to the current offer we can get the first month for € 1 and that will give us access to a library of 100 games, some very recent and high quality as the Ori sequel, Will of the Wisps (in addition to the original), two superb platforms that are among the best in the genre.
Only for Ori is it worth trying the Game Pass
Other possibilities
To finish, we leave you links to other offers of free games that have emerged this week, to complete the range of offers available for these days:
- Get Imperium II on PC now: free FX Interactive games every week
- TFT (Teamfight Tacticts): how to download free on iOS and Android
- GOG gives away 27 free games to fight the coronavirus from home
- Magazines and video game books in Spanish that you can read for free for the coronavirus
- Football Manager 2020, free for the coronavirus
