I ask this before (somewhere?) but most suggest paid games for some reason, im not sure why.

are there some free games from itch or steam to play when one has freetime to do things? and someday i might start recording gamplay videos, maybe it really depends on how life goes.

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Warframe is free to play and nothing is locked behind money. it’s got a really steep learning curve but pushing past it is well worth it.

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Warframe is a great recommendation, and my strongest recommendation for anyone trying it is to not give up on it until you’ve completed the star chart and the quest called “The New War.”

The early game was the earliest developed, and the very addictive late gameplay loop takes a while to settle into.

The above is probably 40+ hours of gameplay, which is a lot to ask before throwing in the towel, but as someone with probably 2,000+ hours in it off and on over the years, and who has probably only put in about $60 across that time mostly just to support the devs, it’s great value if you have the time.

Protip: Don’t spend platinum on anything other than slots for Warframes and weapons until you get at least that far in the game. You really don’t need to spend the premium currency on almost anything other than those things as a convenience.

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Warframe’s my example of free to play done well, can’t wait to jump back in when it goes cross save

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The Free-to-Play is done well when you reach a point where you just leave multiple completed weapons/warframes in the foundry. Until that point, it’s kinda of a miserable experience waiting for them to finish.

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I mean, just get the free game every week on the epic game store. That should cover all your free games gaming needs

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i totaly forgot about the epic games store, its been so long, thank you for reminding me about it.

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I have an alarm set every week just for grabbing the free Epic game.

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You could play the hit 2007 class-based shooter Team Fortress 2

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will do!

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Path of Exile

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OpenTTD. May need some learning but it’s really fun and addictive if you’re into tycoons

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In the same realm, OpenRCT2 and a lot of other games that were remade https://osgameclones.com/

Also https://play0ad.com/

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