Weekend Deal: 3 Shooter Video Games You Can Play for Free
Try before you buy. It’s a heck of a lot more convenient than buying a game and then returning it. And if you don’t want to buy, at least you got to play for free and that’s definitely something, right?
That is the case with the three first-person shooter video games listed below. You can play two of them for free this weekend, and you can play the third one for free next weekend.
1. Squad
Squad, a tactical FPS game that puts the emphasis on teamwork and communication, is free to play on Steam until Sunday, November 13, at 1PM Pacific Time. If you like the 50-vs-50 team-based military experience the game has to offer, you can purchase Squad for half its regular price, $20 instead of $40. There’s a clock on the discount, obviously. You have until Monday, November 14 to decide if you want to buy the game or not.
"We hope our friends and fans can see this as a great opportunity to bring some of their more risk averse friends into the Squad family and we as developers are treating this as an opportunity to get out there in the wilds and experience the game through fresh sets of eyes," said Squad’s developer and publisher, Offworld Industries.
Squad – Quick Facts
Learn more about Squad.
2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
This isn’t the first time that Rainbow Six Siege goes free to play for the weekend. If you didn’t get to play the game back in April, here’s another chance to play the first-person shooter for free. This time, you can do so on PC and on PS4.
To play the game for free on PC, you must get it from Steam or Ubisoft. Once you have the game, you can play it until Sunday, November 13, at 4PM.
To play Rainbow Six Siege on PS4, you must join the Rainbow Six Siege product page on the PlayStation Network. Once you’re done with that, you can play the game until Monday, November 14th, at 11AM EST.
After you’ve had a taste of the game, you can purchase it for a considerable discount. The game is 50% off on Steam, the Ubisoft Store, and PlayStation Store.
Ubisoft is letting you play Rainbow Six Siege for free because it wants to celebrate Operation Red Crow, the fourth major update that will be released on November 17 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The update introduces 2 new operators, a new map, and new gameplay features.
Rainbow Six Siege – Quick Facts
Learn more about Rainbow Six Siege.
3. Overwatch
At BlizzCon 2016, Blizzard announced that Overwatch is over 20 million players strong. Want to find out why so many people were drawn to Blizzard’s team-based shooter? Play the game for free next weekend, from November 18 at 11AM PT until November 21 at 4PM PT. The offer is available for PC, PS4 or Xbox One.
"For this free weekend, we're making Overwatch's full roster of 22 heroes [so, no Sombra?] and 13 maps available for play in a variety of modes, including Quick Play, Custom Games, and the latest Weekly Brawl. Players will also have the ability to level up, earn Loot Boxes, and unlock a variety of different customization options," announced Blizzard.
To play Overwatch for free on PC, you must download and install the Battle.net desktop app, create a free Battle.net account, and install the Overwatch game.
To play Overwatch for free on PS4, you must download Overwatch Free Weekend from the PlayStation Store.
And to play Overwatch for free on Xbox One, you must find Overwatch: Origins Edition on the Xbox Store, click Free Trial, and wait for the download and installation to complete.
Overwatch – Quick Facts
Learn more about Overwatch.
Want more shooters for free?
Ubisoft, as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, is offering Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon for free until the end of the month.
If you’re not familiar with the game, here’s the quick lowdown: this is the stand-alone expansion to 2012’s Far Cry 3 open world first-person shooter. In Blood Dragon you play as Sergeant Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando whose mission is simple: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.
How about a free racing game?
To celebrate its 3rd birthday, the Humble Store is offering DiRT 3 Complete Edition, a $30 racing game, for free. Act fast, because this offer is available until 10AM PT on Saturday, November 12.
That is the case with the three first-person shooter video games listed below. You can play two of them for free this weekend, and you can play the third one for free next weekend.
1. Squad
Squad, a tactical FPS game that puts the emphasis on teamwork and communication, is free to play on Steam until Sunday, November 13, at 1PM Pacific Time. If you like the 50-vs-50 team-based military experience the game has to offer, you can purchase Squad for half its regular price, $20 instead of $40. There’s a clock on the discount, obviously. You have until Monday, November 14 to decide if you want to buy the game or not.
"We hope our friends and fans can see this as a great opportunity to bring some of their more risk averse friends into the Squad family and we as developers are treating this as an opportunity to get out there in the wilds and experience the game through fresh sets of eyes," said Squad’s developer and publisher, Offworld Industries.
Squad – Quick Facts
- Game type – tactical first-person shooter video game.
- Release date – December 15, 2015 for PC; currently an Early Access Game on Steam.
- Price – 50% off, priced a $19.99 instead of $39.99.
- Gameplay – 50-vs-50 multiplayer first-person shooter that aims to capture combat realism through communication and teamplay. Squad pits teams of up to 50 people against each other in intense modern day combined-arms combat scenarios.
Learn more about Squad.
2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
This isn’t the first time that Rainbow Six Siege goes free to play for the weekend. If you didn’t get to play the game back in April, here’s another chance to play the first-person shooter for free. This time, you can do so on PC and on PS4.
To play the game for free on PC, you must get it from Steam or Ubisoft. Once you have the game, you can play it until Sunday, November 13, at 4PM.
To play Rainbow Six Siege on PS4, you must join the Rainbow Six Siege product page on the PlayStation Network. Once you’re done with that, you can play the game until Monday, November 14th, at 11AM EST.
After you’ve had a taste of the game, you can purchase it for a considerable discount. The game is 50% off on Steam, the Ubisoft Store, and PlayStation Store.
Ubisoft is letting you play Rainbow Six Siege for free because it wants to celebrate Operation Red Crow, the fourth major update that will be released on November 17 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The update introduces 2 new operators, a new map, and new gameplay features.
Rainbow Six Siege – Quick Facts
- Game type – first-person shooter video game.
- Release date – December 1, 2015 for PC, Xbox One and PS4.
- Price – 50% off the Standard and Gold Edition. The Standard Edition is priced at $24.99 instead of $49.99 and the Gold Edition is priced at $39.99 instead of $79.99.
- Gameplay – Trained to operate in tight formations in indoor environments, the Rainbow Six team members are experts of close quarter combat, demolition, and coordinated assaults.
Learn more about Rainbow Six Siege.
3. Overwatch
At BlizzCon 2016, Blizzard announced that Overwatch is over 20 million players strong. Want to find out why so many people were drawn to Blizzard’s team-based shooter? Play the game for free next weekend, from November 18 at 11AM PT until November 21 at 4PM PT. The offer is available for PC, PS4 or Xbox One.
"For this free weekend, we're making Overwatch's full roster of 22 heroes [so, no Sombra?] and 13 maps available for play in a variety of modes, including Quick Play, Custom Games, and the latest Weekly Brawl. Players will also have the ability to level up, earn Loot Boxes, and unlock a variety of different customization options," announced Blizzard.
To play Overwatch for free on PC, you must download and install the Battle.net desktop app, create a free Battle.net account, and install the Overwatch game.
To play Overwatch for free on PS4, you must download Overwatch Free Weekend from the PlayStation Store.
And to play Overwatch for free on Xbox One, you must find Overwatch: Origins Edition on the Xbox Store, click Free Trial, and wait for the download and installation to complete.
Overwatch – Quick Facts
- Game type – team-based multiplayer first-person shooter.
- Release date – May 24, 2016 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
- Price – $39 for Overwatch (PC only); $59.99 for Overwatch: Origins Edition (PC, PS4, Xbox One).
- Gameplay – the action in the game takes place in the near future, on Earth. In this future world, teams of soldiers, scientists, adventurers, and oddities clash to control iconic locations. The game features 23 heroes, each with their own unique weapons and abilities.
Learn more about Overwatch.
Want more shooters for free?
Ubisoft, as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations, is offering Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon for free until the end of the month.
If you’re not familiar with the game, here’s the quick lowdown: this is the stand-alone expansion to 2012’s Far Cry 3 open world first-person shooter. In Blood Dragon you play as Sergeant Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando whose mission is simple: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.
How about a free racing game?
To celebrate its 3rd birthday, the Humble Store is offering DiRT 3 Complete Edition, a $30 racing game, for free. Act fast, because this offer is available until 10AM PT on Saturday, November 12.
