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 July.
A Plague Tale: Innocence (Image: Focus Home Interactive) 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. Rocket League (Now Free) Rocket League, a game in which you play soccer with race cars, 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. Defense Grid: The Awakening (Until July 29) A strategic tower defense game, Defense Grid tasks you with holding off an alien invasion by building towers that possess their own strengths and weaknesses. The more enemies you defeat, the more resources you collect, and the more you can invest in upgrading your defenses. Verdun (Until July 29) Verdun is a squad-based multiplayer FPS inspired by the Battle of Verdun during World War I. The game uses historically accurate weaponry, uniforms, maps, and injuries, while sticking to the unique abilities and levelling features of modern squad-based gameplay. Mothergunship (July 29 – Aug.5) In the bullet-hell FPS Mothergunship, you are given the opportunity to create your own gun to get the job done. Craft your weapon, fight against the robot hordes that conquered Earth, and when you die, build an even bigger gun. Train Sim World 2 (July 29 – Aug.5) Train Sim World 2 is an immersive train simulator that emphasizes a realistic experience. Drive high-speed trains, haul freight cars, and coordinate commuter traffic, all while taking control from a first-person perspective. You can also customize your liveries, create complex scenarios, and so much more. Free GOG Games GOG doesn’t have regular giveaways as some other websites do, but when there is a free game to claim, you can grab it right from the front page. You will see a banner with a free game and countdown. Click the green button to claim the game. In between giveaways, GOG always has a small collection of free games, which mainly comprises classic computer games that have been made available at no cost. Children of Morta (While Supplies Last) This giveaway requires you to make a purchase first. GOG and Visa are giving 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 to receive a free copy of this roguelike adventure. 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 Games Collection You can grab any of GOG’s free games by adding it to your cart and proceeding as if it were a normal purchase. The game will then be added to your account for $0. Standouts include Beneath a Steel Sky, Shadow Warrior, Postal, and several Ultima games. 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) Hello Neighbor Alpha Version (2017) Janosik Jill of the Jungle: The Complete Trilogy (1991) The Lords of Midnight (1984) Lure of the Temptress (1992) Loria (2018) Open TTD (2004) Postal: Classic and Uncut (2003) Samorost 1 (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) 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. It offers plenty of free-to-play games, but some will even go on sale for 100% for a limited time. Find a game you want to grab and click the Download or claim button. If you’re feeling generous, you can fork over a few bucks to the developer, but it’s completely optional for free games. You can get the free game by clicking the No thanks, just take me to the downloads link and selecting Claim game to add it to your library. The game files are then made available to download. Hell Broke Loose (Until July 30) In the action platformer Hell Broke Loose, you must use your bow and arrow to take down the game’s bosses and save the sun from hell’s clutches. The Smuggler (Until July 31) This grind-heavy RPG gives you the freedom to become a drug lord, boxer, real estate mogul, and more. You’ll need to level up on skills, including pickpocketing, boxing, drug-making, and hustling to get everything you want in The Smuggler. Larger Than Light (Until October 31) In the puzzle platformer Larger Than Light, you control two children as they attempt to escape a haunted school. One child can move across shadows, while the other can manipulate the shadows for the other to walk across. 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. 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.
