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 for iOS and Android
- 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
- Workout games on PS4, Switch, and more
Free games for PS4
Sony, from April 16 to May 6, 2020 will give away two great titles from its extensive catalog, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and the precious Journey . With this the Japanese company encourages us to stay home under the motto Play at Home and thus fight together the spread of the Coronavirus.
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake CollectionIn this wonderful pack we will find the first three titles of the adventures of Nathan Drake and company: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Uncharted 3: Drake's Betrayal . These three titles that came out on PS3, later came to PlayStation 4 in remake format with a new facelift and performance improvements.
- Free download Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection for PS4
Developed by Thatgamecompany, this independent title is one of the greatest cult games of recent years and one of the most beautiful and unforgettable adventures in recent video game history. In Journey we will discover huge stages with a unique visual aspect, all accompanied by a soundtrack that we can not forget.
- Free download Journey for PS4
Being the 20th anniversary of the famous game in 2020, Bandai Namco gives us for our PS4 and Xbox One consoles, PAC-MAN Championsip Edition 2. A three-dimensional game where I drive Pac-Man through different labyrinths where our main mission will be to eat all of us. ghosts
- Download PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2 on the PS Store
- Download PAC-MAN Championship Edition 2 from the Microsoft Store
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, enjoy its free online mode
Until April 27, we will be able to enjoy Modern Warfare online modes in 5 completely free maps on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In addition, it is not necessary to have a PlayStation Plus subscription for PlayStation 4 users but if a Xbox Live Gold if we want to play online on our Xbox One console. To access the free trial, we will have to access it from Warzone.
- Play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for free on PS4
- Play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for free on Xbox One
- Play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare for free on PC
Free and discount PC games on Steam
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 several fronts from which to obtain entertainment, although without forgetting other alternatives
XCOM 2 free for PC and Xbox OneUntil next April 30, we will be able to play XCOM 2 for free, this strategy title from Firaxis Games garnered some outstanding notes, making it one of the key titles in the genre. The game takes place 20 years after the first title in the series, XCOM: Enemy Unknown.
- Play XCOM 2 for free on Steam
- Play XCOM for free on Xbox One
Throughout this weekend you can enjoy Post Scriptum, title of Periscope Game. This is a multiplayer shooter set in World War II that has very realistic combat and gigantic battles of up to 80 simultaneous players.
- Play Post Scriptum for free on PC
Until next April 27 we will be able to play Project Winter for free , a multiplayer game in which we will have to survive in a completely frozen world where teamwork and communication will be basic if we want to survive.
- Play Project Winter for free on PC
Crackdown 1 and 2 free for Xbox One and 360
Microsoft is giving away the first two installments of the Crackdown saga for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles . Both titles thanks to backward compatibility, we can enjoy them on Xbox One with visual improvements and even in the second title we will have a cooperative and competitive multiplayer mode available that we can enjoy as long as we have an Xbox Live GOLD subscription.
- Crackdown 1 free download
- Free Download Crackdown 2
Free Monopoly Plus for PC on uPlay
After giving us Assassins Creed 2 last week, Ubisoft allows us to play Monopoly Plus, the PC version of the famous board game, completely free until April 27 . In this review, we will have a board surrounded by a fully animated 3D city, an ideal game to play with friends and family during these months of confinement.
- Free download Monopoly Plus for PC
The Division 2, play for free up to 8 hours
From April 22, you will be able to play The Division 2 for up to 8 hours for free thanks to the Free Trial version that Ubisoft has created for all players. In addition, all the progress you make will be maintained if you finally decide to buy the full version of the game. This trial version is available for PlayStation 4, PC and Xbox One .
- Play The Division 2 for free on PS4
- Play The Division for free on PC
- Play The Division 2 for free on Xbox One
Naruto UNS4, Bleeding Edge and Madden NFL 20 free for Xbox
As every weekend, Microsofot celebrates the Free Play Days where they give us a series of games to be able to enjoy completely free during these days, remember that it is necessary to have an Xbox Live Gold account or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. This weekend, we will be able to enjoy Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 , Bleeding Edge and Madden NFL 20.
- Play Madden NFL 20 for free on Xbox One
- Play Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 for free on Xbox One
- Play Bleeding Edge for free on Xbox One
Free Games from Epic Games Store
You already have the new free game available from the Epic Games Store this week, the new title is For The King and it will be available until April 30 at 17:00 (Spanish time). Starting April 30, we can download Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Crashlands for free.
Fort the kingFor The King is a game that mixes strategy with turn-based RPG combat as well as dungeon exploration. It has a very particular graphic style and a unique setting since the maps are created procedurally, you can enjoy it both in single-player modes and in local and online cooperative.
- Free Download Fort The King For PC
Google Stadia Pro free for 2 months
Google gives us for 2 months its Stadia Pro subscription for the coronavirus, available from April 9 , will be available to 14 countries around the world. Also for all those who already have said subscription, they will not have to pay anything during these two months. Next, we leave a list with all the free games that you can enjoy during these two months:
- Destiny 2: The Collection
- GRID
- Gylt
- SteamWorld Dig 2
- SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
- Serious Sam Collection
- Spitlings
- Stacks on Stacks (on Stacks)
- Thumper
To start enjoying this free trial period, it is very simple, you must register on its official website and then download the app for iOS or Android if you want to play on your mobile. If what you want is to play on the PC, it would be enough to open Google Chrome, also if you are going to play on your PC you can use a controller both the Dualshock 4 and the Pro controller of the Switch or the Xbox Controller and even your mouse and keyboard. Remember that if you are going to play on your TV you need a Chromecast Ultra and the Stadia remote.
Just Dance Unlimited free for one month
Ubisoft will give away Just Dance Unlimited to all users who have Just Dance 2020 for Nintendo Switch and Xbox One their full catalog of premium songs to dance non-stop during this Coronavirus quarantine. In this catalog we can enjoy more than 500 songs that have accompanied us in past editions of this popular dance game.
- Activate your Just Dance Unlimited subscription for free
Free PC games on FX Store
Independent video game publisher FX Interactive is offering some games from its catalog for free.
Sparta - The Battle of ThermopylaeUntil April 25, we can download Sparta: The Battle of Thermopylae completely free of charge , a real-time strategy game where we will enjoy brutal battles by sea and air. We will put ourselves in the shoes of the strongest civilizations of Antiquity in which we will be able to handle Leonidas, Xerxes, Pausanias and Mardonio among many others.
- Free Download Sparta: The Battle of Thermopylae for PC
Free Starlink: Battle for Atlas for Xbox One
Until April 22, you can get it for free with this Ubisoft title. In Starlink , we will travel an open world full of dangers and adventures with our ship, which we can customize to our liking, ideal to play with the whole family, also if we want to buy it after the trial period, all the content we have obtained will be respected .
- Play Starlink: Battle for Atlas for free on Xbox One
Final Fantasy XIV free until May 17
From Tuesday April 14 to May 17, you can play Square Enix MMORPG, Final Fantasy XIV, for free, you can enjoy up to 192 hours of online play. This offer will only be available to all those users who play the game for the first time. With your fully personalized character you will enjoy unforgettable adventures in a magical world with all the Final Fantasy essence .
- Play Final Fantasy XIV online for free
Free PC Games at GOG
The CD Projekt platform , GOG , gives us more than 25 titles to make this confinement by the Coronavirus more enjoyable. Discover the full list of free games here, below we leave you a brief recommendation of some titles.
GWENT: The Witcher Card GameThe famous card game from the universe The Witcher, Gwent , now comes to PC completely free at GOG. In this game we will be able to challenge hundreds of players and friends with decks full of power and with incredible illustrations inspired by the universe created by Andrzej Sapkowski.
- Download GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
We can enjoy the first game of the mythical Shadow Warrior saga completely free , a first person shooter where we will handle Lo Wang, a ninja warrior who will have to face an army of demons and the Yakuza. In this edition, we will find its first title and its two expansions, Wanton Destruction and Twin Dragon.
- Download Shadow Warrior Classic Complete PC
In this indie horror game developed by Dynamic Pixels , we will have to infiltrate the house of our terrifying neighbor, who hides a secret in the basement and our mission will be to discover what he is hiding. We will have to fight against an AI that will study all our movements which will make each game unique and more complex.
- Download Hello Neighbor for PC
Game inspired by the legendary Duke Nukem, we will skin Snake Logan, who will have to enfrertarse hundreds of monsters, robots and mutants created by the evil Dr . Mangle, our mission, save the world.
- Download Bio Menace for PC
Games on sale on PS4
PS4 users have several powerful discounts on the Playstation Store (available via the web or from the console itself). From April 1 the Spring sales arrive where we will have a large catalog of games with great discounts such as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Grand Theft Auto V or sports such as PES 2020. We can also find some of the best console games at prices reduced like God of war, Spiderman or Infamous Second Son.
From April 1, the Spring sales arrive on the PlayStation Store with a large number of PS4 games at a great discount, ideal to play during this quarantine by COVID-19. From the fascinating latest adventure of Hideo Kojima, Death Stranding , through Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot or Detroit: Become Human , the latest masterpiece of David Cage. We leave you below a list with the most interesting promotions:
- Marvel's Spider-Man for 15.99 euros (60%, before 39.99 euros)
- Death Stranding Deluxe Edition for 49.99 euros (before 79.99 €)
- The Last Guardian for 12.94 euros (63%, before 34.99 euros)
- Astro Bot: Rescue Mission for 14.99 euros (62%, before 39.99 euros)
- God of War for 18.99 euros (38%, before 29.99 euros)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn for 12.99 euros (35%, before 19.99 euros)
- InFamous: Second Son for 9.99 euros (50%, before 19.99 euros)
- Ratchet & Clank for 9.99 euros (50%, before 19.99 euros)
- Bloodborne GOTY Edition for 14.99 euros (57%, before 34.99 euros)
- Detroit: Become Human for 12.99 euros (67%, before 39.99 euros)
- Devil May Cry 5 for 19.99 euros (50%, before 39.99 euros)
- Dragon Ball FighterZ for 14.99 euros (78%, before 69.99 euros)
- Dragon Ball Z Kakarot for 44.99 euros (35%, before 69.99 euros)
- eFootball PES 2020 for 19.99 euros (66%, before 59.99 euros)
- A Plague Tale: Innocence for 19.99 euros (60%, before 49.99 euros)
- Assassin's Creed Odyssey Deluxe Edition for 24.99 euros (70%, before 84.99 euros)
- Borderlands 3 for 29.99 euros (57%, before 69.99 euros)
- A Way Out for 14.99 euros (50%, before 29.99 euros)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for € 39.99 (42%, was € 69.99)
Discover the full list of Spring sales on the PS Store from here
Games on sale on Nintendo Switch
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.
- One Piece: Unlimited World Red - Deluxe Edition for € 14.99 instead of € 59.99
- Unravel Two for € 7.49 instead of € 29.99
- FIFA 20 Legacy Edition for € 24.99 instead of € 49.99
- Football Manager 2020 Touch for € 23.44 instead of € 34.99
Games on sale on Xbox One
The Microsoft digital store has a large catalog of games on offer, although, as on other occasions, we do not stop recommending giving the Xbox Game Pass a chance, 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 of great quality such as the Ori sequel, Will of the Wisps (in addition to the original), two superb platforms that are among the best in the genre.
- Outlast 2 for Xbox One for € 7.49 instead of € 29.99
- Blair Witch for Xbox One for € 17.99 instead of € 29.99
- 7 Days to Die for € 20.99 instead of € 34.99
- Dead by Daylight: Special Edition for € 11.99 instead of € 29.99
Other possibilities
To finish, we leave you links to other free game offers 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
- Sky Force Anniversary for € 1
- 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
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