{"id":93309,"date":"2016-05-29T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2016-05-29T10:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=93309"},"modified":"2016-05-30T13:33:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T11:33:09","slug":"7-amazing-free-pc-games-to-play-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/93309-7-amazing-free-pc-games-to-play-in-2016","title":{"rendered":"7 Amazing free PC games to play in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re an avid PC gamer, but aren’t willing to pay the increasingly high prices of AAA games like Overwatch or DOOM, we’ve collected a bunch of free PC games that will keep you entertained for hours.<\/p>\n

Check out these 7 amazing free-to-play games below:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dota 2
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Dota 2 is a free-to-play MOBA which is currently the most popular game on Steam.<\/p>\n

The game is completely free and has been praised for its lack of pay-to-win content and cosmetic microtransactions.<\/p>\n

Dota 2 is a highly-competitive title, pitting 2 teams of 5 players against each other in a tactical and engaging multiplayer online battle arena.<\/p>\n

\"Dota<\/a><\/p>\n

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Warframe<\/h3>\n

Warframe is a massively popular third-person shooter that is free-to-play with various microtransactions.<\/p>\n

Players take on the role of a futuristic warrior who wields different warframes and weapons in one of the best online co-operative PvE experiences to date.<\/p>\n

\"Warframe\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Path of Exile<\/h3>\n

Path of Exile is a free-to-play Diablo II clone which offers both depth and replayability.<\/p>\n

The game includes cosmetic microtransactions, meaning that players cannot pay to gain a gameplay advantage over others, and offers a massive amount of depth and theory-crafting opportunities due to its large passive skill tree and unique skill gem system.<\/p>\n

\"Path<\/a><\/p>\n

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Team Fortress 2<\/h3>\n

Team Fortress 2 is still going strong, and is completely free on Steam.<\/p>\n

Anybody can jump into the mess of Pyros, Heavies, Scouts and Hats thanks to its free-to-play model which uses Valve’s tried-and-tested cosmetic microtransaction system.<\/p>\n

The game offers fast-paced arena combat with a high skill ceiling and excellent pacing.<\/p>\n

\"Team<\/a><\/p>\n

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Planetside 2<\/h3>\n

Planetside 2 is a free-to-play first-person shooter that simulates warfare on a truly massive scale.<\/p>\n

Holding the Guinness World Record for largest in-game battle<\/a><\/strong>, Planetside 2 regularly features conflicts involving hundreds of players. The game has\u00a0a cash shop from which players can purchase XP boosters and weapons.<\/p>\n

\"PlanetSide<\/a><\/p>\n

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War Thunder<\/h3>\n

War Thunder is a faithful recreation of World War II aerial, naval, and land-based combat.<\/p>\n

The game’s biggest draw is it’s aerial combat module, which somehow manages to include both a complex flight simulation and arcade-style dogfighting.<\/p>\n

War thunder is free-to-play, although players can purchase currency along with\u00a0new vehicles or weapons if they choose.<\/p>\n

\"War<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ark: Survival of the Fittest<\/h3>\n

Ark: Survival of the Fittest is a standalone adaption of a popular Ark: Survival Evolved mod, and is free-to-play on Steam,<\/p>\n

The game is essentially a recreation of the Hunger Games with the added danger of dinosaurs and a shrinking play area.<\/p>\n

It has some rather heavy system requirements, but has proven relatively\u00a0popular and is definitely worth the download.
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\"Ark<\/a><\/p>\n

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If the price of modern PC games is getting you down, these 7 free-to-play titles are sure to lift your spirits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":93323,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,3],"tags":[15623,1488,17576,4197,1966,15397,17606,85,5271],"class_list":["post-93309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-pc","tag-15623","tag-awesome","tag-best","tag-free","tag-games","tag-pc","tag-play","tag-steam","tag-warframe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93309"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93347,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93309\/revisions\/93347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}