Free Video Games You Can Download Right Now

Sony’s PlayStation Plus subscription service grants online access for multiplayer games and varying discounts in the PlayStation Store. You have three price tiers to choose from, which you can read more about in our guide to choosing the right PlayStation 5. No matter which PS Plus subscription tier you choose, you receive at least two free games every month that you can download into your library and access for as long as you have an active membership. Keep in mind that some free titles are reserved for higher tiers of PlayStation Plus subscriptions.

For the month of April 2024, PS Plus members can download the following games for free:

Immortals of Aveum

Immortals of Aveum (free until May 6, 2024)

ESRB rating: M

Immortals of Aveum is a first-person shooter where you fight enemies with magical spells and abilities in place of guns and grenades. Several of our Wirecutter staffers played Immortals when it launched last year, and they found it to be entertaining, action-packed, and worthy of checking out while it’s free this month.

Minecraft Legends

Minecraft Legends (free until May 6, 2024)

ESRB rating: E10+

Minecraft Legends is a real-time strategy game set in the markedly blocky Minecraft universe. The campaign, which you can play solo or with a team of up to four players online, has you collect resources, construct buildings, and summon your own troops to defend the Overworld from the invasion of piglins. In addition to co-op multiplayer, Minecraft Legends features an online competitive mode where two teams of up to four players can fight to defend their bases from one another.

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Skul: The Hero Slayer (free until May 6, 2024)

ESRB rating: T

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a roguelike platforming game where you play as Skul, a skeleton soldier attempting to save his demonic comrades from the heroes who captured them.

It’s difficult to sift through the sea of games and apps on the Google Play and iOS App stores to find free games that don’t suck, and most of the best mobile options are available only with formal purchases, through Apple Arcade, or via cloud streaming, all of which require separate subscriptions. However, there are some decent mobile games that you may not know you can access if you already have a Netflix account.

Free games with a Netflix account

If you have a Netflix account, you may not know about the selection of mobile games that you can access for free on your smartphone or tablet. As long as you have the app installed plus an active subscription, you can download nearly 70 games for free that omit the annoying ads and microtransactions that often feature prominently in mobile games. Netflix doesn’t add new games to this group on a regular basis, but it does occasionally expand its catalog, which currently includes a handful of quality titles such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, one of our favorite couch co-op games, and Oxenfree II, a great game published by Netflix itself. You can also browse Netflix’s selection of free games on its website.

Players with gaming-capable PCs can explore a world of free, full-length games. Services like Amazon Prime and Epic Games release PC versions of games for free on a weekly or monthly basis, and even if you don’t have time or plans to play them right away, you can claim them when they become available to round out your video game library. No service we’ve seen makes you download games immediately to claim them. In fact, you don’t even need a gaming PC to claim these free games, so if you’re even thinking of building a desktop computer for gaming (or you’re considering getting a gaming laptop) and want to have a library ready when you do, you should start taking advantage of these offers right away. However, for games from publishers like Ubisoft or Electronic Arts, you might need to also create accounts for their respective services to complete the redemption process, which should always be free.

Free weekly games with an Epic Games account

The Epic Games store gives away games every week, and all you have to do to claim them is sign up for a free account. Even if you don’t have the space on your computer to store all of the games it gives away (or the time to play them), it’s worthwhile to sign in and claim them for your library regardless. Once claimed, the games in your library never expire, and you can download and play them at any time. The quality of the games is usually pretty great, too—previous giveaways have included the Tomb Raider trilogy (that’s 2013’s Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and all downloadable content released for each title), Borderlands 3 and Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, BioShock: The Collection, Prey, and Grand Theft Auto 5. Additionally, Epic offers solid indie games in its weekly rotation, which is an easy way to try out new games and genres you might not typically spring for. To see which games Epic is currently giving away, visit the free games page on its website.

Free monthly games for Amazon Prime members

Amazon Prime members can automatically access free games each month from the Prime Gaming page. Amazon usually gives away a handful of games at once that range from indie to higher-profile titles, with past selections including Dragon Age: Inquisition, Control, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and Two Point Hospital. Although you need to have an active Amazon Prime subscription—or opt in to the free trial—to claim the free games, they’ll remain yours forever even if you discontinue your Prime subscription. Prime Gaming also gives away in-game content for games you may already own on any platform, such as free loot boxes and gear for Destiny 2, Grand Theft Auto Online, and Overwatch.

If you have a Twitch account, you can also link it to your Amazon Prime account to get a few extra features on Twitch, such as a free premium channel subscription and a special chat badge. Instructions for how to link your Twitch and Amazon Prime accounts can be found on Amazon’s website.

During the month of April 2024, Amazon Prime members can download:

• Chivalry 2
• Faraway 2: Jungle Escape
• Black Desert
• Drawn: Trail of Shadows
• Faraway 3: Arctic Escape
• Fallout 76
• Demon’s Tilt
• Rose Riddle: the Fairy Tale Detective
• Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space
• Living Legends: Fallen Sky
• Vlad Circus: Descend into Madness
• Tiny Robots Recharged

In September 2023, Xbox discontinued the Games with Gold program, which granted players with an Xbox Live Gold or Game Pass Ultimate membership at least two free games per month. Xbox Live Gold has transitioned into Xbox Game Pass Core, and Games with Gold has disappeared. Rather than giving away free monthly games, Game Pass Core offers a catalog of more than 35 games, such as Dishonored 2 and Fallout 4, available to play on demand.

This article was edited by Arthur Gies and Jason Chen.