The 7 Best Sites to Download Free PC Games Legally

If you like games, there's certainly something you might like even more: free games! Although there are always promotions on some game and that several quality titles are available at attractive prices, getting games for free is a chance you can't miss. In this article we list some of the sites/services that you can use to get games for free. All of them have free registration and the titles are available for the main gaming platforms: Desktops e consoles.

Twitch Prime

One of the best resources for free games (and free gifts for your games) is the Twitch. However, to take advantage of frequent gifts from Twitch, you need to be a member Amazon Prime. This gives you access to Twitch Prime which, as a result, guarantees you several free items and games.

To maintain control over the offers of the Twitch Prime, just access the main panel of the Twitch and check notifications from “Prime Loot”, at the top of the page. Normally, you'll get new titles once a month, but it's important to check the section every two weeks so you don't miss any news.

Furthermore, the Twitch Prime also offers free exclusive content packs for games you may be playing – typically skins, loot boxes, special items, virtual currency etc. They tend to appear in Twitch Prime almost every week, so you'll want to make sure you're visiting the site often enough to always download these rewards.

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One of the most recent services of digital distribution of games in the market, the online store of Epic Games has a special setup for those players who don't want to spend a lot on games: you get a free game every two weeks. That simple!

So, just check the page of the Epic Games Store every two weeks to check which free game you can download to be saved in your personal library forever! Best of all, during the holiday season, Epic Games increases this promotion by offering one free game per week.

GOG.com

The great differential of GOG (acronym for Good Old Games, “Good Old Games”, in English) is that every game purchased through the service is yours to use as you wish. That is, you can download the game and distribute it on different devices or even share it among your friends!

Occasionally, the GOG distributes some free games, but to stay on top of any news and not miss any titles that are free, we highly recommend that you subscribe to the service's newsletter. That way you will always be notified via e-mail when a game is free and ready to be redeemed! Among some games that are already free on GOG are Shadow Warrior 2, Full Throttle Remastered and the scary SOMA.

Humble Bundle

While it's primarily an online store for all sorts of deep discounts on ebooks, software, and game bundles, the Humble Bundle occasionally releases a free title as part of their limited-time sales (or as an individual offer).

However, you typically have a small window of time to claim some of these free titles, so it's worth signing up for the newsletter. Humble Bundle, to always stay on top of the news and make sure you don't miss any free games.

Steam

The biggest and certainly most popular online game retailer, the Steam has probably the biggest library of free games there is, including Destiny 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Dota 2 e Team Fortress 2.

However, the market for Steam is not known for quality control as almost anyone can upload a game and change the price whenever they want, which creates a sort of system free-for-all when you're looking for deals. Even if a game is free or heavily discounted, picking up the title isn't a good idea if you don't like the game. For that reason, we recommend that you always check the reviews to get a general idea of ​​what the game is like before purchasing it.

Furthermore, the Steam has a system of special cards that are generated as you play the games. In addition to collecting them and unlocking badges and special items, you can sell them in the Steam. Depending on the rarity level of the card it can cost 5 reais or even more! Best of all, each game usually generates 5 to 8 cards while you play it and all the money obtained from the sale is converted into credit in your account that can be used as a discount on any game on the platform.

Nintendo eShop

Although the eShop only have a handful of 100% free games – including Fortnite, Pokemon Quest, Tetris 99 e Rocket League – there are tons of deep discounts on other games that put them below the $1 price point. Although you need to configure the store by price to find the best deals, you can find games as cheap as literally two cents in the store, with discounts of almost 10 dollars.

Currently some of the best low priced games on eShop are Celeste's (R$14,06), Katana Zero (R$11,15), Hollow Knight (R$11,17), Stardew Valley (R$11,15) and Cuphead (R$34,17). Also, keep in mind that game prices vary greatly depending on the country you are accessing the eShop from. through the portal eShop Prices you can check in which country the game you are looking for is cheaper and then just change the region of your account to make the purchase. You can change your Nintendo Switch account region as many times as you like!

Microsoft Store

A Microsoft has an extremely robust free store tucked away on its games page that you may not be aware of, in part because it appears to only update when a new game is added. Most of the games available are actually versions of games for smartphones, like Candy Crush Saga, Angry Birds 2 e Asphalt 9: Legends, which is great if you want to enjoy them on a bigger screen or just don't like playing games on your mobile screen.

Other sites to get games for free

In an unprecedented event, the PlayStation Store offered 2 free games in 2020, which are Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection e Journey. Outside the monthly subscription PS Plus, Sony does not usually make free games available on its online store, but due to the unique situation of the new coronavirus pandemic, these two titles were available for free for a few weeks.

In addition to the stores and services that we have mentioned here in the article, the best thing you can do is pay attention to social networks for some offer of free games that can sometimes go unnoticed by many users when they are released without much fanfare.