There’s a common notion that games that come free of cost aren’t comparable to their paid counterparts. This may have been true a while ago but currently there are some awesome games on offer that are just as immersive, addictive and on par in every respect with their paid counterparts. Here’s a list of games that are free to play online.
Clash of Clans
Clash of Clans since its emergence in 2012 has become a hallmark for freemium mobile based MMO strategy games everywhere. The game entails being in charge of your own little fiefdom where the players get to train troops, build defenses and sustain a micro economy based on gold and elixir. There’s a clan war mode which allows players to form clans and fight other clans. There’s a single players campaign too to keep things from getting monotonous. It wouldn’t be farfetched to say that developers Supercell based in Helsinki have set the bar high with Clash of Clans.
Boom Beach
Boom Beach is yet another freemium MMO mobile strategy game by the developers of Clash of Clans. This time around Supercell chose to bring things in the modern age using modern weaponry for offensive and defensive purposes. Similar to Clash of Clans, players have to build their base, put up defensive buildings, train troops and control a micro economy. Differing from Clash of Clans, Boom Beach economy is based on wood, gold, stone and finally iron. There’s a multiplayer mode where players attack other players’ bases. Single player campaign entails liberating islands from the clutches of AI controlled villainous “Blackguard”. Recently, a co-op mode has been introduced where players band together to form task forces and take on the AI. Like Clash of Clans, Boom Beach enjoys tremendous popularity and is one of the most downloaded apps for mobile platform.
Doom
Departing from modern mobile based games this game is a throwback to nostalgic days of PC gaming when consoles (or mobiles for that matter) were unheard of! Doom has the distinction of being the granddaddy, the initiator of the FPS genre. It was the first multiplayer FPS also notorious for bringing to a grinding halt college and various other educational institute’s intranets as most students were playing with their pals. Now this vintage classic is available free of charge, playable through your browser. The controls are a bit finicky as there is no mouse controlled movement to look around but that doesn’t diminishes the thrills and chills you get. Exploring a haunting abandoned Mars base, shooting monsters! This is still one enjoyable game even after all the years.
SoulCraft
SoulCraft is an action RPG free for download on Android platform. The hallmarks of this game is absolutely beautiful graphics that one would expect from a console or PC game, superb controls and solid storyline. SoulCraft also elements of dungeon crawlers where you fight various enemies and gather copious amount of loot. Players step in the shoes of a winged champion that must fight the forces of darkness hell-bent on destroying everything that is good. The game is played in third person perspective with on screen touch controls. Though SoulCraft is free and online, there’s an option of playing it offline too which just adds to its overall appeal. SoulCraft is free for download on google play so download it now!
Words with Friends
We all still quietly fondly remember playing scrabble with friends and testing out our vocabulary against each other! Words with Friends is the electronic version (albeit a few differences) of the beloved board game. The game is free, fun, social and playable with a friend. Depending on individual preference, players can choose to go online and skim through other players profile to see your compatibility with them. Words with Friends is the brainchild of brilliant developers Zynga who in the past have brought us immensely popular games like the addictive Farmville and Ninja Kingdom. With Words with Friends, Zynga once again prove their mettle.
World of Tanks
World of Tanks is an award winning, browser based, free to play MMO game where player is tasked with navigating the battlefield in the tank of their choice. Players go against other players that are joining in. There’s an intricate upgrade system which lets players personalize and customize their tanks. World of Tanks is basically a team game where players work together to survive on the battlefield. Highly addictive stuff where higher upgrades do cost some money but nevertheless its awesome wicked fun.