9 Phenomenal Video Games That Cost Absolutely Nothing

by Joe Pring

1. Path Of Exile

Path Of Exile
Grinding Gear Games

Isometric dungeon crawlers are a rare breed indeed. Why? Nobody knows, but Grinding Gear Games, perturbed by the distinct lack of top-down, kill 'n loot experiences on the market, decided to take a crack at making its own. Little did it know that what emerged three years later would be a shining star, a renaissance, even, of a genre left largely by the wayside.

That was four years ago. Since then, Path of Exile's borders have continued to expand under the guidance of Grinding Gears' gifted team, its status as an entirely free game growing all the more impressive with each passing content update, its very existence a bitter pill for Blizzard to swallow.

See, Diablo III is Path of Exile's only real competition, but it requires a full purchase, boasts less content than Path of Exile and, perhaps most damning of all, seems to have been largely abandoned by Blizzard, only being kept alive by a skeleton crew that push out minor updates.

Perhaps the new content on its way later this year will scrub that slate clean, but for now, Path of Exile reins supreme, both in its genre and as an outstanding free game.

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