9 Phenomenal Video Games That Cost Absolutely Nothing

Free-to-Play doesn't need to be a dirty word.

Warframe game
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Besides the bare necessities, nobody expects to get anything in life for free. We all - for the most part - willingly abide by the rules that the capitalist machine bids we follow; it's one of the many reasons why getting something for nothing feels like a victory, a novelty to be savoured.

No, I'm not encouraging you to trot on down to your nearest retailer for a shoplifting frenzy - theft only gets you a free ticket to prison - but rather, to sample some of the best video games out there that require zilch in terms of financial investment.

There's a certain select group of genres that lend their strengths well to a free-to-play model, MOBAs and card games the most prominent examples, but they're by no means the only examples.

Spacefaring shooters, tanktastic warfare and even augmented reality adventures sit alongside those mainstays, growing in number and smashing expectations every day. The only entry requirement is a stable internet connection.

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Joe is a freelance games journalist who, while not spending every waking minute selling himself to websites around the world, spends his free time writing. Most of it makes no sense, but when it does, he treats each article as if it were his Magnum Opus - with varying results.