Free (& Subscription) Games for All Platforms: New & Upcoming

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor
Publish Date: January 1, 2021
Comments: ↓ 18 user comments

This is the permanent home of our guide to currently available and upcoming free games for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. We'll update it whenever new titles are announced.

New and upcoming free and subscription games

($) next to a service name indicates that a paid monthly subscription is required. All other games are completely free and do not require a subscription, though some may require the installation of special software (e.g., Origin, Steam).

Free for everyone*

Score/Title/Platform/Genre/Year		Dates Available
	▣ Galactic Civilizations III PC	Epic Games Store January 21–January 27
	Strategy, 2014	Epic Games Store January 21–January 27
	▣ Corrosion: Cold Winter Waiting PC	IndieGala January 5–(tbd)
	Action-adventure, 2012	IndieGala January 5–(tbd)
	▣ Desert Child PC	IndieGala January 1–(tbd)
	Racing, 2018	IndieGala January 1–(tbd)
Coming soon:
	▣ Dandara Trials of Fear Edition PC	Epic Games Store January 28–February 3
	Action/Platform, 2018	Epic Games Store January 28–February 3

* May require game store software installation (also free)

($) Humble Choice [including Humble Trove] (PC only)

Score/Title/Genre/Year		Dates Available
	▣ The Ambassador: Fractured Timelines	January 1–February 4
	Action-adventure, 2020	January 1–February 4
	▣ Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey	January 1–February 4
	Action-adventure, 2019	January 1–February 4
	▣ Deleveled	January 1–February 4
	Puzzle, 2020	January 1–February 4
	▣ Minoria	January 1–February 4
	Adventure, 2019	January 1–February 4
	▣ Not Tonight	January 1–February 4
	Simulation/Strategy, 2018	January 1–February 4
	▣ Pathologic 2	January 1–February 4
	Action-adventure, 2019	January 1–February 4
	▣ PC Building Simulator	January 1–February 4
	Simulation, 2018	January 1–February 4
	▣ Song of Horror: Complete Edition	January 1–February 4
	Action-adventure, 2020	January 1–February 4
	▣ Tales of the Neon Sea	January 1–February 4
	Adventure, 2019	January 1–February 4
	▣ Total Tank Simulator	January 1–February 4
	Strategy, 2020	January 1–February 4
	▣ Vampire: The Masquerade – Shadows of New York	January 1–February 4
	Adventure, 2020	January 1–February 4
	▣ Warhammer: Chaosbane	January 1–February 4
	Action/RPG, 2019	January 1–February 4

($) PlayStation Now

Score/Title/Genre/Year		Dates Available
	▣ The Crew 2	January 5–July 5
	Racing, 2018	January 5–July 5
	▣ Frostpunk: Console Edition	January 5–(tbd)
	Action-adventure, 2019	January 5–(tbd)
	▣ Surviving Mars	January 5–(tbd)
	Strategy/Management, 2018	January 5–(tbd)
	▣ Wreckfest	December 1–May 31
	Racing, 2019	December 1–May 31
	▣ Kingdom Come: Deliverance	November 3–May 3
	Action/RPG, 2018	November 3–May 3
	▣ Final Fantasy XV	September 1–March 1
	Action/RPG, 2016	September 1–March 1
	▣ Dead Cells	August 4–February 1
	Platform, 2018	August 4–February 1
	▣ Hitman 2	August 4–February 1
	Action-adventure, 2018	August 4–February 1

($) PlayStation Plus

Score/Title/Genre/Year		Dates Available
	▣ Greedfall PS4	January 5–February 1
	Action/RPG, 2019	January 5–February 1
	▣ Maneater PS5	January 5–February 1
	Action-adventure, 2020	January 5–February 1
	▣ Shadow of the Tomb Raider PS4	January 5–February 1
	Action-adventure, 2018	January 5–February 1

($) Prime Gaming (fka Twitch Prime) (PC only)

Score/Title/Genre/Year		Dates Available
	▣ Along the Edge	January 6–February 1
	Action-adventure, 2016	January 6–February 1
	▣ Alt-Frequencies	January 6–February 1
	Adventure, 2019	January 6–February 1
	▣ Bridge Constructor Playground	January 6–February 1
	Puzzle/Construction, 2015	January 6–February 1
	▣ Void Bastards	January 6–February 1
	Shooter, 2019	January 6–February 1
	▣ When Ski Lifts Go Wrong	January 6–February 1
	Puzzle/Construction, 2019	January 6–February 1
	▣ Garou: Mark of the Wolves	September 8–March 31
	Fighting, 2016	September 8–March 31
	▣ The King of Fighters '97 Global Match	September 8–March 31
	Fighting, 2018	September 8–March 31
	▣ The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition	September 8–March 31
	Fighting, 2014	September 8–March 31
	▣ The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match	September 8–March 31
	Fighting, 2015	September 8–March 31
	▣ The Last Blade 2	September 8–March 31
	Fighting, 2017	September 8–March 31
	▣ Metal Slug 3	September 8–March 31
	Shooter, 2014	September 8–March 31
	▣ Samurai Shodown V Special	September 8–March 31
	Fighting, 2019	September 8–March 31
	▣ Shock Troopers	September 8–March 31
	Shooter, 2016	September 8–March 31
	▣ Baseball Stars 2	July 28–March 31
	Sports, 2016	July 28–March 31
	Ironclad	July 28–March 31
	Shooter, 2016	July 28–March 31
	▣ King of the Monsters	July 28–March 31
	Fighting, 2017	July 28–March 31
	▣ Metal Slug 2	July 28–March 31
	Shooter, 2016	July 28–March 31
	Sengoku 3	July 28–March 31
	Fighting, 2016	July 28–March 31
	▣ SNK 40th Anniversary Collection	July 28–March 31
	Compilation, 2019	July 28–March 31
	▣ Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad	July 28–March 31
	Shooter, 2016	July 28–March 31

($) Stadia Pro (Google Stadia only)*

Score/Title/Genre/Year		Dates Available
	▣ Ary and the Secret of Seasons	January 1–(tbd)
	Action-adventure, 2020	January 1–(tbd)
	▣ El Hijo - A Wild West Tale	January 1–(tbd)
	Action-adventure, 2020	January 1–(tbd)
	▣ F1 2020	January 1–(tbd)
	Racing, 2020	January 1–(tbd)
	▣ Figment	January 1–(tbd)
	Action, 2017	January 1–(tbd)
	▣ Hotline Miami	January 1–(tbd)
	Action-adventure, 2012	January 1–(tbd)

* If no Stadia score is available, the scores shown are for PC versions of each game, which should be virtually identical to the Stadia versions.

($) Xbox Games With Gold

Score/Title/Platform/Genre/Year		Dates Available
	▣ Breakdown Xbox	January 16–January 31
	Action-adventure, 2004	January 16–January 31
	▣ Dead Rising XB1	January 16–February 15
	Action-adventure, 2016	January 16–February 15
	▣ Little Nightmares XB1	January 1–January 31
	Acton-adventure, 2017	January 1–January 31
Coming soon:

Xbox and Xbox 360 games are playable on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S unless otherwise noted. XB1 games are also playable on Xbox Series X/S.

($) Xbox Game Pass

Score/Title/Platform/Genre/Year		Dates Available
	▣ Neoverse PC	January 14–(tbd)
	RPG, 2020	January 14–(tbd)
	▣ Torchlight III XB1	January 14–(tbd)
	Action/RPG, 2020	January 14–(tbd)
	▣ What Remains of Edith Finch PC	January 14–(tbd)
	Adventure, 2017	January 14–(tbd)
	▣ YIIK: A Postmodern RPG PC	January 14–(tbd)
	RPG, 2019	January 14–(tbd)
	▣ eFootball PES 2021 Season Update XB1	January 7–(tbd)
	Sports, 2020	January 7–(tbd)
	▣ Injustice 2 PC	January 7–(tbd)
	Fighting, 2017	January 7–(tbd)
	▣ Injustice 2 XB1	January 7–(tbd)
	Fighting, 2017	January 7–(tbd)
	▣ The Little Acre XB1	January 7–(tbd)
	Action-adventure, 2016	January 7–(tbd)
Coming soon:
	▣ Control PC	January 21–(tbd)
	Action-adventure, 2019	January 21–(tbd)
	▣ Desperados III PC	January 21–(tbd)
	Strategy, 2020	January 21–(tbd)
	▣ Desperados III XB1	January 21–(tbd)
	Strategy, 2020	January 21–(tbd)
	▣ Donut County PC	January 21–(tbd)
	Action-adventure, 2018	January 21–(tbd)
	▣ Donut County XB1	January 21–(tbd)
	Action-adventure, 2018	January 21–(tbd)
	▣ Cyber Shadow PC	January 26–(tbd)
	Platform, 2021	January 26–(tbd)
	▣ Cyber Shadow XB1	January 26–(tbd)
	Platform, 2021	January 26–(tbd)
	▣ The Medium PC	January 28–(tbd)
	Action-adventure, 2021	January 28–(tbd)
	▣ The Medium XBX	January 28–(tbd)
	Action-adventure, 2021	January 28–(tbd)
	▣ Yakuza Remastered Collection [Yakuza 3/4/5] PC	January 28–(tbd)
	Compilation, 2021	January 28–(tbd)
	▣ Yakuza Remastered Collection [Yakuza 3/4/5] XB1	January 28–(tbd)
	Compilation, 2021	January 28–(tbd)

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binky-winkie
- Oct 15, 2020 3:45PM
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Fikuszkukisz
- Aug 8, 2020 12:33AM
Hi!
Humble Bundle
F1 2018
Free ends: 10.08.2020
mmdhpan
- Jun 1, 2020 9:06PM
thiss month is not may we are waiting for june
ItsAllOgre5
- Feb 28, 2020 11:34AM
Where are the game publisher rankings for 2019? The other years got publisher rankings.
Skullc00kie
- Feb 3, 2020 4:17AM
one of the top five best pages on here
Thank you for gathering all the info
juliabeyers
- Nov 14, 2019 4:43AM
thanks for games
juliabeyers
- Nov 14, 2019 4:43AM
thanks for games
Vycyous
- Mar 21, 2019 7:16PM
Apparently, comments cannot be edited or deleted. Forget what I said below. I swear that the Epic Games store free games were not on this list every time I've checked it, including just a minute ago. Plus, this is the first time I've seen one of the very limited time giveaways from Humble show up on this list. Mind you, I don't check the list every day. Even so, I still feel like the title is a bit misleading since most of the games listed here require a paid subscription, just as others have been complaining about before me.
Vycyous
- Mar 21, 2019 7:07PM
You would think a report/article titled "This Month's Free Games" would include the actual free games from, for example, Epic's game store, which is giving away roughly two free games each month. Instead, it only lists paid subscription-based "free" games and free-to-play (monetized) games. As it is, it should probably be titled "This Month's Free-For-Subscribers Games" and then create a separate report/article/list for free-to-play and/or actual free games.
KingTrashPanda
- Feb 8, 2019 5:02AM
I see a lot of "This isn't actually free. Give a list of actual free games." When referencing Twitch and Humble Bundle. Why leave out Xbox and PS4? Do you think those are free? You need to be online to access the free games, and you need a pass of sorts in order to access online. Clearly this list is aimed towards those of us who have said passes to each of these providers.

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