We collect the best ways to get through the period of alertness held at home with all the free video game content available.
We are living an atypical situation and for many unpublished, and that is that since last Sunday we have been in our country in a state of alarm due to the coronavirus. This means that we can only leave the house for what is essential, and that the time confined to our home can be really long. Fortunately, this can also be used to enjoy leisure and free time even more – even if it sometimes seems too much – and if it's free, even better. That is why we have compiled all the free content related to video games that we can find these days, since there are not a few companies that have launched to offer some of their products at no cost. Let's see them all:
The obvious: free to play video games
These are not specific promotions, but video games that are always free in themselves, with optional purchases included in them. In this case we have recently made several compilations of titles of this character both on PlayStation 4 and on PC, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, with a great offer on all these platforms. Games like Warframe, Fortnite, Paladins, Dauntless, League of Legends or Path of Exile are capable of granting us many hours of entertainment without asking us for a single penny in exchange.
New free releases
But we have talked about games already available for a while, to which we must fortunately add other new releases that have been appearing in recent times. The most recent is Call of Duty: Warzone, the battle royale standalone mode – or integrated if we already have Modern Warfare – from Infinity Ward that has entered the market through the front door. The usual hallmarks of the franchise added to the multiplayer formula of the moment result in one of the games that is currently hitting the most and so far in 2020.
But we have much more. Recently Riot Games also launched Legends of Runeterra, the card game based on the lore of the very popular League of Legends and that wants to distance itself from its competitors – also free games like Gwent or Hearthstone – with some playable quirks and a business model that dispenses with the envelopes. Also from the hand of Riot Games we have Teamfight Tactics, also based on LOL, and belonging to another multiplayer genre that has been gaining in popularity in recent months such as autochess. In addition, this same week it has made an appearance on Android and iOS devices, although the length of its games, which can perfectly last more than 30 minutes, make it more advisable to enjoy compatible.
Free video game trials
During these days we can also find the usual tests that companies occasionally offer to discover some video games. Without going any further, during this weekend Ubisoft puts at our disposal the immense Assassin's Creed Odyssey, a game that has practically not stopped receiving content since its release back in the fall of 2018. We cannot even finish it during these days, but they will be more than enough to know if it is definitely worth taking. Due to its quality, we can firmly affirm that it does. Ubisoft also offers other free games, this time forever, like Child of Light, for example.
Another consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic is the suspension of sports competitions around the world. Let's console ourselves by playing Football Manager 2020, the most complete sports management simulator on the market, a true cult for many players and with a database of such magnitude that it is even used by real sports directors. The fantastic Sports Interactive manager is free on Steam until the next 25 of this month.
Also next weekend we will be able to enjoy a 3-day trial of Predator: Hunting Grounds, the asynchronous multiplayer for PS4 and PC – only in the Epic Games Store, for now – that arrives on April 24. We will play in games of 4 soldiers against a Predator in a setting set in South America. He intends to succeed with a formula where others like Evolve could not, and one of his credentials will also be cross play between platforms.
Free video games on time
However, one of the big initiatives these days by some companies is to give away video games. Among them is CD Projekt, which through its virtual store, GOG, makes available to users up to 27 games to download at no cost, among which we can find Hello Neighbor, CAYNE, Postal, Shadow Warrior Classic Complete or several installments of the Ultima saga. It is not the only promotion that the Polish studio has launched, as it is also giving away these days The Witcher Goodies Collection, a series of wallpapers, digital art books, soundtracks or even concerts related to its most famous franchise. .
Another one that adds to the weekly gifts is the Spanish FX Interactive, which will give away a different game every 7 days, starting this week with Imperium II: The Conquest of Hispania, this being already available. Raiser Games has also been pleased to give away the crazy multiplayer Goat of Duty, which will be free until the next 31 of this month, when it will return to its usual price of 9'99 euros.
And finally we have the already healthy Epic Games habit of giving away games every week, which although it is not due to the forced closure, must be taken into account. The creators of Fortnite have currently included two more than interesting titles: Watch Dogs, an open-world game with the peculiarities of its futuristic setting, and The Stanley Parable, one of the best walking simulators we can get our hands on.
Also on Steam we can also get some games for the face. The hit 2013 Tomb Raider reboot is one of them, as long as we add it to our account before March 24, but for more Lara Croft adventures, Lara Croft & the Temple of Osiris is also available, an adventure in perspective perfect zenith to play cooperatively. They are not the only ones, since we can also add Drawful 2, Headsnatchers and Deiland for free, an adventure developed by the Spanish of Chibi Studios, who are currently developing Summer in Mara.
Video games to read
Occasionally it is also convenient to take your eyes off the screen, let's not fool ourselves. For this, the most obvious alternative is magazines, among which we have a great offer. For example, our companions at Games Tribune give away the two issues released throughout this year, corresponding to the months of January and February, a great way to discover them also in the face of a hypothetical subscription. The Manual magazine also joins the cause, making its first two issues available for totally free download, two really extensive readings.
But if we are talking about magazines, we must necessarily do it about Hobby Consolas, the oldest in our country, which also gives away the January and February issues, as well as RetroGamer, the most suitable for vintage lovers, and whose number 30 we can download free of charge. In the same way, the independent publication Game Report makes three of its monographs available to us directly to download from its website.
To conclude, the author Sofía Francisco offers to download her two works in digital format: “The ludonarrative dissonance in video games” and “Walking Simulators: exploration made a video game”, representing two essays that will make the long hours of seclusion that are still more bearable. we have ahead.
