While You're Waiting
Sony is being a bit tight-lipped about the upcoming PlayStation 5, what with their decision to skip out on E3 this year, but the PS5 is coming — and soon. Which means the extremely successful PlayStation 4 is on the way out. Despite this, there are still some free PS4 games to check out.
Video games aren’t getting any cheaper (it seems like every limited/special edition of a video game costs $100 to $150 nowadays), and since there's a new console on the way, it might be a good idea to stop splurging on new PS4 games.
Luckily for you, there are a bunch of free PS4 games available that are well worth your time. The following are sure to keep you entertained while you wait for the new console to come out — and will help you save your hard-earned cash for PS5 games.
So connect your PS4 controllers and get playing the following titles!
Fortnite
You had to know this was coming right?
Regardless of how gamers feel about the Battle Royale sub-genre of FPS games, there is no denying the star power of Epic Games’ Fortnite. Starting out with its Save the World game mode, Fortnite later branched out into the Battle Royale sub-genre.
It took a few seasons for Fortnite to work out some kinks, but once it did, its popularity skyrocketed. Fortnite took the world by storm and was easily the biggest gaming phenomenon of 2018 — perhaps one of the biggest of all time.
Not a fan of Battle Royale games? You should still give Fortnite a chance as the game is constantly evolving. Season 8 introduced the hamster ball, which is pretty much the Fortnite version of Super Monkey Ball.
As well, Fortnite’s new Fortnite Creative mode turned the game into a fusion of Minecraft, a party game, and Super Mario Maker. This game mode lets players do pretty much whatever they want, meaning the only limits they'll come up against are the limits of their creativity.
Players within the community create all sorts of wonky games and levels that everyone can enjoy. Only players who own the Battle Pass can create their own games in Creative, but anyone can experience these games by entering in the games' respective codes.
Epic Games is hard at work keeping their golden goose a fresh experience, and they are doing a good job. So drop whatever preconceptions you had about Fortnite and give the game a chance. After all, it’s free. What do you have to lose?
Apex Legends
Do you like Overwatch? Then you’ll probably like this game.
Apex Legends is set in the same universe as Titanfall 2, both of which were created by Respawn Entertainment. The former game is a wonderful fusion of Hero Shooter and Battle Royale.
There are nine selectable Legends at the moment (with a tenth on the way before Season 1 ends), each with their own unique abilities and play styles, giving players a lot of room to work with. You'll experience fast-paced action, a stellar pinging system that allows you to effectively communicate with your teammates even without a mic, and a pretty robust selection of weapons and modifications.
Keep in mind that Apex Legends is NOT Fortnite. If you are a casual player, then you probably won’t have the best time in King’s Canyon. Apex Legends is a skilled gamer’s Battle Royale, and if you want to succeed, you’re going to need to put the work in. I promise though, the payoff is worth it.
Apex Legends had an incredible first month back in February, reaching 50 million unique accounts registered, and at one point, it briefly surpassed Fortnite as the most-watched game on Twitch.
March wasn’t as kind to Apex Legends after the initial hype died down. The Twitch numbers took noticeable hits across the board, and Apex Legends sank to rank 7 for most-viewed games on Twitch. The community was also let down pretty bad after the long-anticipated Season 1 Battle Pass was released and turned out to be mediocre overall.
Don’t count Apex Legends out just yet, however. Many of the major eSports organizations including TSM, NRG eSports, SK Telecom T1 and more have already started filling up their own Apex Legends rosters. The game’s Hero Shooter aspects give it the potential to succeed and thrive as an eSport where Fortnite has floundered. Take a dive into King’s Canyon, and see for yourself what all the hype is about.
Warframe
Coming in at number three is yet another FPS game, Warframe. I promise the whole list isn’t just shooter titles.
Warframe is a co-op third person shooter, that combines aspects of both the FPS and RPG genres. Some of the people behind Warframe also worked on several older Unreal Tournament titles, so these folks know how to make an FPS game.
By completing missions and grinding either alone or in a team, players can further customize their frame (armor) to a myriad of different specifications that will fit any player’s play style. They will also be able to earn new weapons and weapon mods along the way.
The game has a ton of PVE and PVP content and is not pay-to-win. Everything can be grinded out in-game which is always a huge plus since no one likes paywall content (especially people viewing a best free game list). It’s been six years since the release of Warframe and the game currently has over 50 million players. With a player count that large, there has to be something really good here, right? Why not see for yourself?
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Smite
You wouldn’t really expect a MOBA to be on a console list, yet here we are.
League of Legends is the undisputed king of the MOBA, but don’t knock Smite because of that fact. Smite is a very enjoyable MOBA with some elements that set it apart from LoL.
One of the coolest aspects of Smite is the fact that it uses actual gods from the legends of over a dozen cultures. From Loki and Thor to Osiris and Anubis, players have more than 100 gods to choose from. Sadly, no Kratos, but we at least get Sun Wukong. The Monkey King always manages to find himself as a playable character in nearly every MOBA it seems.
The game features numerous game modes to enjoy and uses a pretty cool matchmaking system. In other MOBAs, such as Arena of Valor, it’s quite easy to get tilted due to the tendency of the ELO system of the game to match high skill level players with unskilled players in solo queue. In Smite, the game primarily takes into account your performance when determining who to team you up with, and in ranked matches, the system tries to match teams with roughly equal overall ELO which makes random matches a lot more fair.
Smite also has a strong eSports scene, with an annual World Championship tournament with a $1 million prize pool.
Neverwinter
You know we had to include one MMORPG, right?
Rounding out our list is Neverwinter, a F2P MMORPG spin-off of the acclaimed Neverwinter Nights series. Three years after release, the game came to PS4 in 2016.
Just like the games in the main series, Neverwinter is an old-timey, classic RPG with a heavy Dungeons and Dragons influence. Neverwinter also differentiates itself from most other MMORPGs by being a pretty story-driven game.
I know that might not be for everyone, but trust me, I’ve seen people who never thought they’d enjoy D&D become full converts. If you’re not ready to dive into the world of pen and paper, 50-sided dice, and true role-playing, you can at least dip your toes in the water with the MMORPG version.
For fans of old-school RPGs, I would consider this a must-play, and for everyone else, I’d still recommend you give it a whirl. Who knows? You just might like it.