You love video games, but you’re not made of money. Lucky for you, game studios and subscription services offer a handful of free titles every month. Don’t miss out. Here’s what you can download in June.
Star Wars: Squadrons (Image: EA) Everyone loves free games. Steam has a hefty collection of them, but some places offer titles for only a limited amount of time. Epic Games gives away multiple games a week. Amazon’s Prime Gaming subscription service has new titles each month. But if you’re not paying attention, you’ll lose out on a PC game you could have kept forever. In an effort to help gamers know what’s out there to claim, we’re tracking the best free games available in a given month. While some titles are free outright, others are included as part of a subscription service. Here’s everything you can grab this month. Free Epic Games Store Games Epic Games gives away free titles every week; no need for a subscription. Head over to the Epic Games Store website or open the launcher, scroll down to the Free Games section, and hit the Free Now banner on the title you want. Then, go through the process as if you were purchasing the game. You won’t be charged, and the game will appear in your games library on the Epic Games launcher. Control (Until June 17) Control is an action-adventure game built as a 3D Metroidvania, requiring players to explore and unlock new areas in a non-linear way. You must use powerful abilities to stop an interdimensional being from taking control of reality. Hell is Other Demons (June 17 – June 24) The action-platform shooter Hell is Other Demons includes fast-paced bullet hell combat with roguelike elements. The game stands out thanks to its pixelated look and heavy synthwave soundtrack. Overcooked! 2 (June 17 – June 24) The cooking co-op simulator Overcooked! 2 requires players to work together as they prepare ingredients, cook food, and plate orders, all while overcoming hazardous level designs and avoiding dangerous obstacles. Rocket League (Now Free) Rocket League, a game where you play soccer with racecars, combines high-speed racing with competitive sports gameplay to make it an Editors‘ Choice winner among competitive esports titles. It’s now a free-to-play game exclusive to the Epic Game Store. Free GOG Games GOG doesn’t have regular giveaways like some other websites do, but there is a small collection of free games, which mainly comprises classic computer games. Titles like Shadow Warrior Classic Complete and Postal: Classic and Uncut, which you would have to pay for on Steam, are free on GOG. Other classics, like Ultima 4 (1985) and Akalabeth: World of Doom (1979), are not available anywhere else. Akalabeth: World of Doom (1979) Ascendant (2014) Beneath a Steel Sky (1994) Bio Menace (1993) Cayne (2017) Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure (2020) Doomdark’s Revenge (1984) Eschalon: Book I (2006) Flight of the Amazon Queen (1995) Jill of the Jungle: The Complete Trilogy (1991) The Lords of Midnight (2013) Lure of the Temptress (1992) Postal: Classic and Uncut (2003) Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves (2013) Shadow Warrior Classic Complete (1997) Stargunner (1996) Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius (2014) Teenagent (1994) Treasure Adventure Game (2011) Tyrian 2000 (1999) Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar (1985) Ultima World of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams (1991) Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (1990) War Wind (1996) Children of Morta (While Supplies Last) This giveaway is a little different because it requires you to make a purchase, but you get a free game out of it. GOG and Visa are teaming up to give away 53,000 codes for the action RPG Children of Morta. Get the game by signing up at the giveaway page, then making a $25 payment using a Visa card. Save the card to your account for future purchases, and you will get your free copy of this roguelike tale of the Bergson family’s journey to free Mount Morta of the evil Corruption. The Witcher: Enhanced Edition GOG allows you to score a free copy of the first Witcher game if you download the GOG Galaxy desktop client. Go to the Recent view and click the giveaway button at the top of the screen. As long as you agree to let GOG send you news and offers, the game is free to claim. Free Itch.io Games Tired of big blockbusters? Itch.io is a digital game store dedicated to indie titles you won’t find anywhere else. Check out the sales page for free titles. Other games will set you back a few bucks; pay up or fork over a little more if you’re feeling generous. You can then download the game directly to desktop or claim it and add it to your library. Dark Hope (Until June 10) In this puzzle adventure game, you must solve puzzles and interact with items around you to find your way out of an abandoned clockwork laboratory. Solar Danmaku (Until June 10) Solar Danmaku is a bullet hell shooter that has you collect powerups and shields while you take on a fleet of enemy ships. Interplanet Ex (Until June 18) In Interplanet Ex, you are a space trucker who is transporting alien lifeforms. On the way to your destination, the ship must be repaired, protected against invaders, and kept on course. Hampton Court (Until June 20) This visual novel is a work of historical fiction, where you play as a foreign princess forced to navigate her way through the English court of King Henry VIII. In Hampton Court, you must make choices that influence the story and character relationships, while navigating yourself to one of the game’s multiple endings. Calmed By the Dark Neon (Until July 1) This open-world RPG, developed with RPG Maker MV, puts you in the role of a monster hunter in a futuristic city. In Calmed By the Dark Neon, you complete missions, fight with sword and gun, and drive your high-speed motorcycle. Free Microsoft Store Games Microsoft doesn’t usually give away games on the Microsoft Store, but there are a few titles the company has decided to make free moving forward (some you can find only on the web, and not the desktop app). If you have a game code to redeem, sign into your Microsoft Account, then enter the code at redeem.microsoft.com; from the web app, go to More > Redeem a code. If it’s a game for your Xbox console, you must first make sure remote install is set up on your console. Tell Me Why (Until June 30) The episodic narrative adventure game Tell Me Why follows twins with telepathy who return to their hometown to learn the truth about the death of their mother. While the first episode is always offered for free, the subsequent two episodes are free for a limited time. Crackdown 1 & 2 (Now Free) Microsoft has made the sandbox-style third-person shooters Crackdown, and its sequel Crackdown 2, available for free from the Microsoft Store. The games let you cause massive amounts of destruction as you fight enemies within the game world.
