PC 游戏(PC gaming)从未像现在这样处于更好的位置。您不仅可以在现代机器上有效地玩跨越整个PC 游戏(PC gaming)历史的游戏，还可以以极低的价格获得游戏。
通过捆绑交易、Steam销售和其他超值优惠，大多数 PC 游戏玩家的收藏中的游戏数量超出了他们的预期。PC 甚至可以玩其他平台的游戏。
另一方面，如果您需要一些游戏，但不想花一分钱怎么办？好消息是 PC 上有大量免费或“免费游戏”( F2P ) 游戏。当然，免费的 PC 游戏让您可以选择刷钱或支付真钱，但如果您的空闲时间充裕而现金不足，那么您还有很多时间。
F2P游戏在下面的列表中被标记为此类，因此这不是排名列表。所以，没有特别的顺序，这里有十个游戏，你可以在阅读本文后立即玩。
战甲(Warframe)(F2P)(Warframe (F2P))
Warframe是一款免费的PC 游戏(PC game)，乍一看可能并不特别值得一玩，但如果你花时间给它一个机会，你会发现这款游戏既非常有趣又好玩(interesting and fun)。
今天的Warframe与最初推出的Warframe几乎是完全不同的游戏。视觉效果得到了改进，游戏更加清晰，大量的叙事被添加到这个奇怪的太空忍者超人类世界中。
你是一个“Tenno”，本质上是一个强大的电子忍者。“warframe”是你的盔甲。不同(Different)的战甲有不同的优势，适合不同的角色和游戏风格。
如果您喜欢Destiny(Destiny)等游戏，它提供了一种MMO 体验(MMO experience)，但又具有大量单人RPG 战利品(RPG loot-em-up)风格，那么Warframe将是您的最佳选择。
这里最大的区别在于游戏的玩法。这是一款第一人称游戏，非常注重令人难以置信的机动性和近战格斗(maneuverability and melee fighting)。你可以像忍者蝙蝠一样穿越关卡，在经验丰富的Warframe 飞行员(warframe pilot)旁边玩耍可能会令人瞠目结舌。
游戏也没有真正告诉你该做什么或如何玩。你可以决定你想要实现什么或哪些方面最有趣，然后只关注那些。
Warframe的一个缺点是有多少小系统和统计数据。坦率地说，这很吓人，但事实证明，你不必掌握或理解每一件小事就能充分利用游戏。
星际迷航在线(Star Trek Online)(F2P)(Star Trek Online (F2P))
星际迷航(Star Trek)游戏有很多，但好的(good )星际迷航(Star Trek)游戏却很少。星际迷航 Online(Star Trek Online)已经成熟，肯定属于这个特许经营视频游戏历史(game history)的好的一面。在这一点上，这个MMO已经存在了十年，但考虑到开发人员更新和添加内容的频率，它已经有了很大的改进。
在电影“复仇女神”之后，免费的PC 游戏(PC game)再次见证了联邦和克林贡帝国(Federation and Klingon Empire)的战争。除此之外，还有罗慕伦人(Romulans)、自治领和博格(Dominion and Borg)人，他们都有自己的目标和阴谋。
在这个游戏中，每个玩家都是自己船的船长，你可以直接控制它。你也可以扮演你的角色来完成以这种规模发生的任务。因此，您可以获得舰对舰战斗和地面行动。
虽然该游戏在首次发布时反应不一，但现在它被认为是有史以来最好的星际迷航游戏(Trek game)之一。确实，现在它可能是获得积极关注的最佳星际迷航游戏(Trek game)，所以如果你渴望大胆地去拍摄一些克林贡语，那么这里就是这样做的地方。
钢铁天空下(Beneath a Steel Sky)(Beneath a Steel Sky)
可悲的是，点击式冒险的时代似乎已经一去不复返了。至少作为一个主流的AAA现象(AAA phenomenon)。好消息是，您现在可以以钢铁天空(Steel Sky)之下(Beneath)的形式播放该类型的最佳示例之一。
这款小宝石最初于 1994 年发布，设定在反乌托邦的赛博朋克未来(cyberpunk future)。由于污染和核辐射，地球已经被彻底搞砸了。钢铁天空(Steel Sky)之下的背景是澳大利亚(Australia)，那里有六个城邦，分为“联盟”和“公司”派别。
我们的英雄是一个名叫罗伯特福斯特(Robert Foster)的人，他是在内陆地区(Outback)直升机坠毁(helicopter crash)的唯一幸存者。由找到他的当地人抚养长大，他成为了生存和工程(survival and engineering)方面的专家。他(Which)就是这样创造了他的机器人伙伴(robot buddy)乔伊(Joey)。乔伊(Joey)其实是可以接管各种机体的芯片，是游戏中的首席机械师。
虽然故事很黑暗，但它也写得很好，而且经常很幽默。随着计划于 2019 年发布续作Beyond a Skeel Sky，现在正是体验史上最经典 PC 游戏之一的最佳时机。
流放之路(Path of Exile)(Path of Exile)
暗黑破坏神 II(Diablo II)仍然是有史以来最受欢迎的动作RPG 游戏(RPGs)之一，但暴雪(Blizzard)决定在该系列的第三款游戏中朝着完全不同的方向发展。暗黑破坏神 III(Diablo III)仍然是我们最喜欢的游戏之一，但暗黑破坏神 II(Diablo II)的艺术指导和角色创建灵活性(art-direction and character creation flexibility)留下了一个空白。
进入(Into)那个真空，踏入流放(Exile)之路(Path)。很多人都希望暗黑破坏神 III(Diablo III)成为这款游戏，如果您是经典第二款游戏的爱好者，那么绝对必须尝试一下PoE 。大多数付费内容(paid content)只是装饰性的，整体艺术风格和游戏玩法(art style and gameplay nails)完美地体现了暗黑破坏神 II 的(Diablo II)氛围。
暗影战士经典完成(Shadow Warrior Classic Complete)(Shadow Warrior Classic Complete)
在我们继续之前，你应该知道的第一件事是Shadow Warrior是一个充满顽皮东西的粗鲁游戏。(crass game)如果你不喜欢陈词滥调、恶言恶语、暴力和偶尔的性感，那么最好看看这个列表中的其他一些游戏。
还在？好吧，Shadow Warrior 并没有像(Shadow Warrior didn)Duke Nukem 3D那样受到关注，后者建立在相同的引擎上，但它与其他90 年代的低劣(crass 90s) 射击游戏(shooter franchise)系列一样好。
你扮演Lo Wang，一个行走的亚洲刻板印象，他对流氓和怪物都施以过分的惩罚。为实现这一目标而提供的武器也非常棒。它们包括忍者之星、剑和大量枪支。
这是具有两个扩展的原始游戏，对这款免费PC 游戏(PC game)所做的唯一修改是使游戏在现代系统上运行所必需的。还有另一个版本称为Shadow Warrior Classic Redux。这将花费您几美元，但具有重新制作的视觉效果和全面检修。
老实说，这款游戏的原始形式是最好的体验。它仍然像以前一样无趣和有趣。您甚至可以结交一些朋友并进行一些老式的多人游戏(multiplayer action)。
炉石传说(Hearthstone)(Hearthstone)
Hearthstone 是一款非常符合Magic : The Gathering的卡牌战斗免费PC 游戏(PC game)。每个玩家构建一副带有健康和攻击统计数据(health and attack stats)以及特殊效果的卡片。目的是在您自己被摧毁之前将其他玩家的健康状况降至零。你把你的牌放在牌堆上是为了保护自己，或者攻击其他玩家和他们的生物。
这是一个纸面上的简单概念，但《炉石传说(Hearthstone)》提供了令人难以置信的复杂性和深度(complexity and depth)。难怪这款游戏如此迅速地成为电子竞技的主打产品。
虽然《炉石传说(Hearthstone)》在很大程度上受到MTG的启发，但它受益于纯数字纸牌游戏(card game)。使用深厚的魔兽传说(Warcraft lore)，游戏精简到了令人难以置信的程度。虽然真正认真的玩家可能会发现花真钱可以得到他们想要的套牌，但休闲玩家和有时间的玩家永远不需要花一毛钱。
炉石传说令人上瘾，美丽且充满乐趣。您还可以在远离 PC 的情况下在手机或平板电脑上播放它，并实现无缝在线集成。(phone or tablet)
星际争霸(StarCraft)(StarCraft)
首先(First)，这不是原版《星际争霸(StarCraft)》的重制版。你将不得不花几块钱来玩那个游戏。不，这是风靡全球的原创游戏，包括其惊人的扩展包《母巢之战》(Brood War)。
最初的星际争霸(StarCraft)至今仍在播放，并在韩国(South Korea)等国家拥有强大的追随者。图形已经过时了，实时战略游戏(strategy gameplay)仍然是有史以来最好的游戏，世界和故事(world and story)经得起现代审查。
《星际争霸》(StarCraft)的背景设定在太空探索(space exploration)的遥远未来，三个派系相互竞争，争夺霸权。《星际争霸》(StarCraft)写了一本关于不对称RTS游戏的书，每个派系都以截然不同的方式进行游戏。
免费的PC 游戏(PC game)易于学习，但难以掌握。每个PC 游戏玩家(PC gamer)都应该拥有这个。
圣骑士(Paladins)(Paladins)
《守望先锋》是暴雪娱乐(Blizzard Entertainment)的另一款热门游戏，但这款多人团队射击(team shooter)游戏的入门价格相当高！那么为什么不试试免费玩的圣骑士呢？
守望先锋和圣骑士(Overwatch and Paladins)之间的相似之处在很大程度上是巧合。基础游戏、美术风格和设计决策(art style and design decisions)都是在暴雪(Blizzard)以外的任何人了解守望先锋(Overwatch)之前做出的。然而，尽管有更多的 MOBA 元素，但《圣骑士》与《守望先锋》有着相同的痒处(Overwatch)。
这并不是说圣骑士(Paladins)玩起来感觉完全一样。它绝对是它自己的东西，但提供与《守望先锋》相同水平的抛光和乐趣，而无需预付票价(ticket price)。
该游戏确实为掏出一些真钱提供了一些严重的好处，但是当你到达那个点时，你会确定圣骑士(Paladins)是否已经抓住了你足够的理由来保证它。或者，只是拥抱磨砺，你需要练习！
League of Legends/DOTA 2
这个条目有点作弊，因为这里实际上列出了两个(fact two)游戏。然而，英雄联盟(League)和 DOTA(Legends and DOTA) 2 很像MOBA 世界(MOBA world)的可口可乐和百事可乐(Coke and Pepsi)。你说的“MOBA”是什么？好吧，多人在线战斗竞技场(Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas)是一种相对较新的游戏类型(game genre)，它始于原始的古代(Ancients)防御(Defense)( DOTA )。这(Which)又是RTS 游戏(RTS game)魔兽争霸 III(Warcraft III)的模组。
MOBA 是基于团队的游戏，玩家必须使用他们的各种角色来保卫自己的基地，同时试图摧毁敌人的基地(enemy base)。这是一种非常紧张的游戏，是电子竞技世界的中流砥柱。
在 LoL 和 DOTA(Between LoL and DOTA) 2之间，最受欢迎的是联赛。(League)然而，并不是每个人都喜欢它的社区、艺术风格(art style)和特定的游戏机制。DOTA 2从一开始就不是免费的，这也可能降低了它的受欢迎程度。
既然两者都不需要任何前期资金(money upfront)，您可以将脚趾浸入两者中，看看是否适合您。
顶点传奇(Apex Legends)(Apex Legends)
MOBA(MOBAs)可能多年来一直是游戏界(gaming world)的宠儿，但如今它全都与“大逃杀(battle royale)”游戏风格(” style)有关。
两个最大的名字是Fortnite 和 Player Unknown Battlegrounds(Fortnite and Player Unknown Battlegrounds)，但还有其他开发人员将他们的帽子扔进了戒指。这些游戏具有一个巨大的关卡，大量玩家参与其中并互相战斗。最后一位站着的玩家获得奖品。
Apex Legends在这个舞台上的特别之处在于它的血统书。它由Respawn Entertainment开发，在其员工名单中拥有大量参与《(staff roster)使命(Call)召唤(Duty)》关键方面工作的人员。Respawn的 Titanfall 游戏给世界留下了深刻的印象，而Apex Legends则设置在同一个宇宙中，没有名义上的巨型机器人。
Apex Legends将(Apex Legends)Titanfall中令人惊叹的图形和徒步垂直穿越游戏(traversal gameplay)带入了皇家战斗世界。这意味着您无需支付任何费用即可获得相同的AAA图形和令人兴奋的拍摄。只需(Just)确保您的 PC 能够满足要求。
The 10 Best Free PC Games You Can Download Now
PC gaming has never been in a bettеr place than it is tоdаy. Not only can you effectively play games spanning the entire history of PC gaming on modеrn machines, yoυ can also get games at incredibly low prices.
With bundle deals, Steam sales and other extreme savings, most PC gamers have more games in their collection than they can ever hope to play. PCs can even play games from other platforms.
On the other hand, what if you are in need of some games, but don’t want to spend a cent? The good news is that there are plenty of free or “free-to-play” (F2P) games on the PC. Of course, free PC games give you the option of grinding or paying real money, but if you are high on free time and low on cash, there’s plenty of time to be had.
Games that are F2P are marked as such in the list below, so this is not a ranked list. So, in no particular order, here are ten games you can go play right after reading this article.
Warframe is a free PC game that might not seem like it’s particularly worth playing at first glance, but if you take the time to give it a chance, you’ll find a game that’s both incredibly interesting and fun to play.
The Warframe of today is almost an entirely different game from the Warframe that originally launched. The visuals have been refined, the game plays more sharply and oodles of narrative have been added to this weird space ninja transhumanist world.
You are a “Tenno”, essentially a massively powerful cyborg ninja. The “warframe” is your suit of armor. Different warframes have different strengths, lending themselves to different roles and play styles.
If you like games such as Destiny, which provides a sort-of MMO experience, but with plenty of single-player RPG loot-em-up flavor, then Warframe is going to be right in your wheelhouse.
The big difference here is on how the game plays. It’s a first-person game that gives plenty of attention to incredible maneuverability and melee fighting. You can traverse levels like a ninja bat out of hell and playing next to a seasoned warframe pilot can be jaw-dropping.
The game also doesn’t really tell you what to do or how to play. You can decide what you want to achieve or which aspects are the most fun, and simply focus on those.
One downside of Warframe is just how many little systems and stats there are. It’s frankly intimidating, but it turns out you don’t have to master or understand every little thing to get the most out of the game.
There are so many Star Trek games, but there are very few good Star Trek games. Star Trek Online has matured into something that definitely falls into the good side of this franchise’s video game history. At this point this MMO has been around for a decade, but it’s much improved given how often the developers update and add to the content.
Set after the film “Nemesis”, the free PC game sees the Federation and Klingon Empire at war again. Added to this are the Romulans, Dominion and Borg, who all have their own goals and machinations.
In this game every player is the captain of their own ship, which you can control directly. You can also play as your character for missions that happen at that scale. So you get both ship-to-ship combat and on-the-ground action.
While the game had a mixed reaction when it first launched, it is now considered among the best Star Trek games ever made. Indeed, right now it’s probably the best Star Trek game getting active attention, so if you have an itch to boldly go shoot some Klingons, this is the place to do it.
Sadly, it seems the age of the point-and-click adventure is long-gone. At least as a mainstream AAA phenomenon. The good news is that you can go play one of the best examples of the genre right now in the form of Beneath a Steel Sky.
Originally released in 1994, this little gem is set in a dystopian cyberpunk future. The planet has been royally messed up thanks to pollution and nuclear fallout. Beneath a Steel Sky is set in Australia, where six city-states that are divided into the “Union” and “Corporation” factions.
Our hero is a man named Robert Foster, who is the sole survivor of a helicopter crash in the Outback. Raised by locals who find him, he becomes an expert in survival and engineering. Which is how he creates his robot buddy Joey. Joey is actually a chip that can take over various machine bodies, which is a chief mechanic in the game.
While the story is pretty dark, it’s also well written and often humorous. With the planned 2019 release of the sequel Beyond a Skeel Sky, now is the perfect time to experience one of the best classic PC games in history.
Diablo II remains one of the most beloved action RPGs of all time, but Blizzard decided to go in a decidedly different direction with the third game in the series. Diablo III remains one of our favorite titles, but there is a but of a vacuum left by the art-direction and character creation flexibility of Diablo II.
Into that vacuum, steps Path of Exile. It’s a game that many people wish Diablo III had been and if you’re a lover of the classic second game giving PoE a go is an absolute must. Most of the paid content is merely cosmetic and the overall art style and gameplay nails that Diablo II atmosphere perfectly.
Before we go any further, the first thing you should know is that Shadow Warrior is a crass game full of naughty things. If you’re not a fan of corny one-liners, bad words, violence and the occasional bit of sexiness, then it’s probably better to check out some of the other games on this list.
Still here? OK, Shadow Warrior didn’t get quite as much attention as Duke Nukem 3D, which is built on the same engine, but it’s every bit as good as that other crass 90s shooter franchise.
You play Lo Wang, a walking Asian stereotype who dishes out over-the-top punishment to gangsters and monsters alike. The weapons on offer to accomplish this are pretty great too. They include ninja stars, swords and plenty of firearms.
This is the original game with its two expansions, the only modifications for this free PC game that have been made are those necessary to get the game running on modern systems. There is another version known as Shadow Warrior Classic Redux. That will cost you a few bucks, but features remastered visuals and a general overhaul.
Honestly, the game is best experienced in its original form. It’s still as naught and fun as ever. You can even get some friends over and get some old-school multiplayer action going.
Hearthstone is a card battling free PC game very much in the vein of Magic: The Gathering. Each player builds a deck of cards with health and attack stats, as well as special effects. The aim is to bring the other player’s health to zero before you yourself are destroyed. You lay your cards on the deck to either protect yourself, or attack the other player and their creatures.
It’s a simple concept on paper, but Hearthstone offers incredible complexity and depth. It’s no wonder the game has so quickly become an eSports staple.
While Hearthstone is very much inspired by MTG, it benefits from being a digital-only card game. Using the deep Warcraft lore, the game is streamlined to an incredible degree. While truly serious players may find that spending real money gets them the decks they want, casual players and those who have the time never need to spend a dime.
Hearthstone is addictive, beautiful and lots of fun. You can also play it on your phone or tablet when away from your PC, with seamless online integration.
First off, this is not the remastered version of the original StarCraft. You will have to fork out a few bucks to get your hands on that game. No, this is the original game that took the world by storm and includes its amazing expansion, Brood War.
The original StarCraft is still being played today and has a strong following in countries like South Korea. The graphics have aged well, the real-time strategy gameplay is still some of the best ever crafted, and the world and story stand up to modern scrutiny.
StarCraft is set in the far future of space exploration, pitting three factions against each other in a battle for supremacy. StarCraft wrote the book on asymmetrical RTS games and each faction plays in a wildly different fashion.
The free PC game is easy to learn, but brutal to master. Every PC gamer should have this one under the belt.
Overwatch is another Blizzard Entertainment hit, but the price of entry for this multiplayer-only team shooter is quite hefty! So why not give the free-to-play Paladins a go?
The similarities between Overwatch and Paladins is largely coincidental. The base game, art style and design decisions were all made before anyone outside of Blizzard knew about Overwatch. Yet, despite having more MOBA elements, Paladins very much scratches the same itch as Overwatch.
That’s not to say that Paladins feels quite the same to play. It is definitely its own thing, but offers the same level of polish and fun as Overwatch without the upfront ticket price.
The game does provide some serious benefits to shelling out some real money, but by the time you get to that point you’ll be sure whether Paladins has grabbed you enough to warrant it. Alternatively, just embrace the grind, you’ll need the practice!
This entry is sort-of cheating, because there are in fact two games listed here. However, League of Legends and DOTA 2 are pretty much like the Coke and Pepsi of the MOBA world. What’s a “MOBA” you say? Well, Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas is a relatively new game genre that got its start with the original Defense of the Ancients (DOTA). Which was in turn a mod for the RTS game Warcraft III.
MOBAs are team-based games where players must use their various characters to defend their own base while trying to destroy the enemy base. It’s an incredibly tense type of game and is a mainstay of the eSports world.
Between LoL and DOTA 2 it’s League that’s most popular. However, not everyone is a fan of its community, art style and specific game mechanics. DOTA 2 wasn’t free-to-play from the start, which may also have reduced its popularity.
Now that neither requires any money upfront, you can dip your toes in both to see if either suits you.
MOBAs may have been the darling of the gaming world for years, but these days it’s all about the “battle royale” style of game.
The two biggest names are Fortnite and Player Unknown Battlegrounds, but there are other developers throwing their hats into the ring. These games feature one massive level with large numbers of players dropped in to fight each other. The last player standing takes the prize.
Apex Legends is special in this arena thanks to its pedigree. Developed by Respawn Entertainment, it has plenty of people who were worked on critical aspects of Call of Duty among its staff roster. Respawn impressed the world with their Titanfall games and Apex Legends is set in that same universe, sans the titular giant robots.
Apex Legends brings the amazing graphics and on-foot vertical traversal gameplay from Titanfall into the battle royal world. Which means you get the same AAA graphics and pulse-pounding shooting for no money down. Just make sure your PC is up to it.
