Enjoy your time without spending a dime with 2016’s new free PC games!
As we’ve already covered in previous articles, 2016 is shaping up to be a great year for gaming. But playing games is also a costly hobby, which to be honest, kind of sucks.
Leave it to some game development studios to give us gamers cheaper, yet no less entertaining alternatives. 2016 boasts a solid line-up of new free PC games, one you can’t afford not knowing about. So, in the spirit of public service, we have compiled a list of the 11 New Free PC Games Coming Out In 2016 That Will Be Awesome.
Here they are, in no particular order:
11. Gigantic
Is it a MOBA? Is it a third-person shooter?
Genres evolve with time, and Gigantic is proof of that. While it may seem like your typical MOBA, there’s definitely more to it than just turning defensive structures into rubble and wiping the floor with hundreds of creeps.
In Gigantic, you select one of several unique heroes, then, together with a team of five, ally yourself with a powerful, building-sized guardian. Your job? To work together with your guardian, and your teammates, to destroy the opposing team and their guardian.
There are key points to capture, creatures to summon, skills to unlock with experience, and glorious team combat that culminates in a massive, earth-shaking duel between the two guardians. To top it all off, Gigantic looks super pretty, with crisp, cartoonish visuals and wonderful animation. One of the new free PC games that’s gotten us really excited for 2016!
With a titan at your back, you can do anything.
What big claws you have!
All manner of giant critters!
10. Duelyst
Strategy and tactics are the building blocks that make up Duelyst, an awesome competitive game that locks two players against each other in fast, brutal combat.
Choose from six factions, including the mighty, lumbering behemoths, the Magmar, or the numerous rush-crazy Abyssian. Then, using the cards in your hands, blow the enemy to smithereens using face-melting spells, or obliterate them with powerful artifacts. Did we mention you’ve got more than 300 battle units, artifacts, and spells to customize your squad with?
Don’t let the fact that this game is turn-based fool you into thinking this is a slow game. Duelyst’s furious battles often end in less than 10 minutes. You know what that means: more opportunities for slaughter!
Assemble the troops!
Ready for blood.
Battle formations.
9. Blade & Soul
If you’re a fan of MMORPGs, you’ve probably heard of Blade & Soul.
This MMORPG from South Korea has been wowing Asian gamers with its stunning graphics and its action-packed fantasy martial arts. Its combat, which is in real time, employs a system that allows you to string together attack combos – which makes it very much like a fighting game. The game also features an incredible character customization tool, so you can make your avatar as pretty or as hideous as you wish.
Blade & Soul’s been around in Asia for while, but 2016 marks the first time people in Europe and the USA get their hands on it. Definitely one of the new free PC games we’d love to play come 2016!
A kick to the face ought to bring him down!
All the pretty lights.
Close range archery.
8. The Elder Scrolls: Legends
The Elder Scrolls series is huge. Online card games are huge. So why not combine the two?
That is exactly what Bethesda Softworks did with The Elder Scrolls: Legends. This card game features everything you love from the franchise, from the mythical lore, to the characters and creatures, to the myriad races populating the world.
Roast your enemies with potent magic, or skewer them with your warrior’s blades! The choice is yours. Aside from multiplayer, the game also has a single-player story campaign, so you’ll have plenty of opportunities to hone your skills.
Aim at your opponent for a direct hit!
These cards EXPLODE.
Choose your destiny!
7. Tree of Savior
Remember Ragnarok Online, that charming MMORPG from South Korea that took the whole world by storm in the early 2000s? Well, Tree of Savior is the spiritual successor of that game. You see, the guy behind Tree of Savior is the same guy who was responsible for bringing us Ragnarok Online. That, and Tree of Savior also features cutesy anime sprites and gorgeous visuals.
Tree of Savior boasts numerous classes. The four main archetypes are Swordsman, Wizard, Archer, and Cleric, but under each are a host of other possible classes. For example, the Archer spawns the Rangers, who specialize in fighting multiple opponents, and the Wugushi, a martial arts-type class that relies on poison. From Clerics, we get Sadhu, who can have out-of-body experiences, and Plague Doctors, who specialize in curing abnormalities.
With a huge number of classes to choose from, gorgeous graphics, and fluidly animated sprites, Tree of Savior will be a delight to all those nostalgic for Ragnarok Online. As it’s already beginning to look like one of the best new free PC games of 2016, we’re also pretty sure it’ll attract a new generation of fans.
Join the party!
This world's denizens sure look gorgeous!
"Let me concoct a spell for you."
6. Orcs Must Die! Unchained
You know those tower defense games on mobile devices? Orcs Must Die! Unchained is like those games, except wilder, messier, and way more action-packed.
Choose one of several heroes, then help defend your base from hordes of monsters. And when we say hordes, we mean armies of orcs and other bad guys so numerous it looks like the screen is being flooded by a sea of puke green. And those monsters come in all shapes and sizes, from the tiny and fast to the huge and lumbering.
Lay murderous traps and show off with legendary magic and lethal skills. What’s even better is that you can play cooperatively with friends or against each opponents. Sounds like another great eSports contender to us!
He's looking for someone to sink his teeth into.
A tidal wave of gap-toothed warriors.
Time to cleave some greenskins in two!
5. LawBreakers
Previously called BlueStreak, LawBreakers is a first-person shooter set in a sci-fi world.
LawBreakers features a roster of weird and cool heroes who each boast a unique set of abilities. You’ve got an assassin who can swing between buildings using a rope made of light, a mercenary who can fly, and a melee warrior with a devastating ground pound attack. As you can expect, combat is all about skillful shooting, not knee-jerk gunplay. So check your noob cred at the door.
The game also has you siding with either the Law or the Breakers, so you can expect some excellent team play. Add to this breathtaking environment design, and you’ve got one of the most promising free-to-play games in 2016.
First-person goodness!
Wonderful sights await.
I'm sure he just wants to make friends!
4. Salem
Colonial America is a rarely visited topic in video games. Leave it to Salem, one of the most intriguing new free PC games of 2016, to bring us to a New World of toil, disease, and witchcraft!
Leave Europe for a fresh start in the Americas as a settler. To survive, you’ll need to gather resources, hunt animals, and explore your new environment. There are precious minerals and ores to be found underground, so get filthy and start digging! In time, you’ll build a home, a farm, and maybe even your own village. You can even coordinate with your friends and help each other prosper.
Of course, what’s colonial America without a little bit of witchcraft? Curse your enemies’ fields and watch their crops wither and die! And who knows, there might be even darker secrets to be unraveled in these uncharted lands.
To convey the brutality of the times, this open-world crafting MMO also features permadeath. So make your choices wisely, or it could be your corpse decorating the freshly tilled soil!
Building a home.
Crime and punishment.
Let's hope you have enough food to last the winter.
3. Fortnite
These days, innovation usually means combining different genres to form an exciting and cohesive whole. Fortnite is a survival game set in a sandbox world where you can build defensive structures from scavenged items.
It’s been described as “Left 4 Dead meets Minecraft,” a formula that’s a perfect fit for cooperative multiplayer. By day, you explore a procedurally generated world and build a fortress from the scraps you’ve gathered. By night, you defend yourself against waves of monsters.
Fortnite sounds pretty sweet to us, and we’re eager to play what will likely be one of the new free PC games to watch out for in 2016!
Fireworks display.
Facing danger head-on.
Cast of misfits.
2. Riders of Icarus
Few things are cooler than riding a giant frickin’ dragon. The creators or Riders of Icarus know this, which is why they’ve filled their game with exactly that: enormous flying reptilian mounts that can barbecue entire armies with a single, fiery sneeze.
But why stop at dragons? Riders of Icarus offers other fantastical beasts to pursue, tame, and ride. There are gargantuan monsters that look like a cross between a lion and a bull, winged horses with flaming hooves, and birds with talons sharp enough to rip through armor. And of course, you can own more than one creature. It’s like Pokemon, only more badass. Gotta catch ‘em all!
This MMO is going to be huge, which is why we’re included it in our list of new free PC games to play in 2016.
Dragon, meet mountain giant. Mountain giant, meet dragon.
Is he about to chop his own horse's head off?
Definitely not the Khaleesi.
1. Paragon
Like any popular video game genre, the MOBA continues to evolve. And if Paragon is any indication of the direction MOBAs are headed, we can’t be more excited for the future.
Paragon is a third-person MOBA with awesome graphics, explosive gameplay, and a rich sci-fi theme. It’s got an exciting hero roster which includes what looks like a rabbit driving a giant mech, a humanoid rhino, and even the Grim Reaper himself.
What’s even more intriguing is its cards system. You can collect cards, build your own deck, then attach them to your heroes to give them all sorts of abilities. Some of them provide a passive bonus, such as making your strikes stronger, or give you an extra skill, such as the ability to heal yourself. With a plethora of cards available, there are literally hundreds upon hundreds of ways to customize said heroes.
We here at Gamers Decide loves MOBAs, and Paragon is one of the new free PC games we’re particularly excited about!
"One well-timed heal, coming up!"
"Your time is up."
These minions mean business.
The beautiful world of Paragon.
Honrable Mention: Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age
With a new age comes new horrors. In multiplayer third-person action game Hunt: Horrors of the Gilded Age, you and three other heroes must slay the undead hordes and other bloodthirsty monstrosities putting the world in peril in the 1800s. Procedurally generated maps, enemies, and items means no two encounters are ever the same, so make sure you’re ready before you go out into the night!
This butcher's looking for fresh meat!
Gun vs. hammer.
That’s it for our list of 11 New Free PC Games Coming Out In 2016 That Will Be Awesome. How about you, readers? What new free PC games are you most looking forward to? Tell us in the comments section below!
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