Paladins: Champions of the Realm
Paladins is an online game that is completely free to play. Taking place in the fantasy world of The Realm, players are thrown headfirst into a conflict between the Magistrate and the Resistance/Paladins. The reason for the bad blood is the Magistrate wish to control magic in The Realm, restricting its use only to its own members. The Paladins, however, believe that magic should be free for everybody to use so long as it is used for good. In the game, which is a classic first-person shooter, players choose a game and their own ‘Champion’ who they fight as to achieve their goals, either for the Paladins or the Magistrate.
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars needs no introduction. But Star Wars: The Old Republic is a different matter. Based in the Star Wars universe, The Old Republic is a huge online MMORPG which is free to play with thousands of others playing all the time. When you decide to play Star Wars: The Old Republic you take your pick of just about any of the most legendary Star Wars roles in the galaxy far, far away. While it’s now 11 years old, Star Wars: The Old Republic is still an absolute joy to play.
Dauntless
Dauntless is an extremely fun co-op monster hunting game launched back in 2018. The free-to-play game can be played on just about every platform imaginable. In Dauntless, the aim of the game is to team up with other so-called Slayers to hunt down powerful creatures called Behemoths. You’re also free to explore the ‘Shattered Isles’ taking on quests and taking down all those who stand in your way. Dauntless can be played both as a single player, in a party of up to four, or in public cooperative instances of up to six people.
Fortnite
Fortnite is essentially the biggest game out there that’s still, remarkably, for free. Epic Games’ iconic Battle Royale is free to play on most platforms. Fortnite’s a classic survival game which sees 100 players fight against each other to see who’s the last one standing. Strangely, Fortnite has become somewhat of a social hub for musical performances, trailer debuts, and virtual hangouts for people all over the world.
Runescape
This list wouldn’t be complete without a mention of Runescape at the very least. First brought into being in January 2001 by the geniuses at Jagex, Runescape has had over 200 million accounts created and is even recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s biggest and most frequently updated free MMORPG. Runescape allows players to create their own character and have complete autonomy over their character. Players choose their own path and fate in the game’s huge world of Gielinor and go about completing quests, fighting monsters, training skills, and socializing with other real-life players. Love it or loathe it, Runescape has already cemented itself as a true gem in the history books of online gaming.
