PC やスマートフォンで無料または超格安のゲームを見つけるのに最適な場所

ゲームは高価で、普通の趣味として楽しむには高すぎると考える人もいます。そのため、お買い得品を探すことがますます重要になります。ここでは、無料でプレイできるゲームを見つける正当な方法を含め、ゲームをお得に購入するための実証済みの方法をいくつか紹介します。

ゲームのストリーミングは、 インターネット接続がしっかりしている人にとっては十分ですが、コンピューターから直接ゲームにアクセスするには、もう少し調べる必要があります。申し訳ありませんが、海賊版について話しているわけではありません。ここでは、無料ゲームのドロップに目を光らせておくべき場所についてのヒントをいくつか紹介するだけです。また、Netflix や Amazon など、ダウンロードまたはストリーミングで無料ゲームを入手する機会を提供している他のサービスにすでに加入している場合もあります。

ここで、これらのゲームの多くにアクセスすることは、それらを「所有する」ことと同じではないことに注意する必要があります。大規模な Steam ライブラリや Game Pass アカウントを持っている場合、それらの資産を所有しているわけではなく、そのサービスでゲームを使用するライセンスを持っているだけです。Epic Games Store や Amazon の Luna など、これらのプラットフォームの多くでは、無料ゲームへのアクセスはその特定のサービスに結び付けられています。私たちはまさにメディア非所有の時代 に生きています。GOG などの例外的な例もいくつかあり、GOG も期間限定でゲームを無料で共有することがありますが、これは例外です。

所有権の欠如を考慮すると、できるだけ多くのゲームを無料で、または安価に入手しようとすることが、私たち全員にとって最善の利益になると思います。予算が限られているが、ゲームをするためのハードウェアを持っている場合は、探しているものを見つける場所がいくつかあります。

Epic Games Storeの無料ゲームセレクションをチェック

If you still haven’t heard of Epic Games Store’s free weekly games, just know that it’s legitimately one of the best ways to get some pretty quality titles for, yes, free. Sure you have to go through the Epic Games Launcher, but there’s a reason Epic has been so adamant about trying to establish competition for Steam. Is it worth having two launchers on your desktop? Yes, of course it is. It’s not just games either. Currently, Epic is offering a deal for 1 month of free Discord Nitro. Sure, they can’t all be winners, but there’s no reason to not add games to your library whenever you get the chance.

The hard part is remembering each week to check on which games are available. Currently, Epic Games Store is offering the fun, engrossing, though very repetitive Dragon Age Inquisition: Definitive Edition.

You can actually set Epic Games to notify you about free games by going into the desktop app, clicking on your profile, and hitting Settings. Make sure Show News and Special Offers are on. This can be very annoying with popups, so you also might try the EpicFreeGames Discord bot to set up these quick notifications. On Steam Deck , there’s a program called Decky Loader that allows you to install easily-accessible Deck plugins. One of those is Free Games, which alerts you to free titles on the Epic Games Store. For those who want something a little less in your face, check out the section on subreddits below for easy ways to alert yourself on new deals.

If You Already Have Prime, You’re Entitled to Free Titles

If you, your friend, or your family pays the $140 a year for Prime or the $9 for Prime Video, then take advantage of that because you can get a gaggle of fairly good games for free just by linking your accounts. This used to be more to do with your Amazon account linked to the Twitch gaming app, though now that Prime Gaming exists you’ll need to go through that service.

Currently, you can claim The Forgotten City, an excellent mystery adventure and exploration game with some truly great writing behind it. If you never played it, you can also try out Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition or hop online for some knightly mayhem with Chivalry 2. Amazon does occasionally add more games there, so it’s good to keep an eye out for any new titles or deals. You’ll also have access to some perks like free in-game cosmetics or items. Games are constantly being shifted on and off the service, so I’d recommend checking back every once in a while to find out which new games are available.

Other free games are streaming only through Luna. The service is indeed included with Prime, though you might not get as much mileage out of it compared to some other services like Game Pass. For some reason, that includes Fallout: New Vegas (easily one of the best Fallout games you can play if you enjoyed the TV show). You can also play Batman: Arkham City, Resident Evil 2 or Metro Exodus, both of which deserve your attention if you still haven’t tried them.

Your Netflix Account Offers You Dozens of Games for Android or iOS

I try to bring up the bevy of Netflix games available to subscribers every now and then, not only because it’s a great deal if you already have a subscription, but because there are new games that come online practically every month.

Most recently, Netflix added Braid, Anniversary Edition for those who want to reminisce about the origins of indie darlings on Xbox Arcade. Other games from this month include Sonic Mania Plus, Katana Zero, and Paper Trail. All those might deserve a looksie, but I personally would point you to the free version of Hades or the re-released original three 3D Grand Theft Auto titles.

Eventually, we might be able to play these games through a web browser or through the app on our TVs, but that’s currently still in beta and it’s restricted to a bare few of Netflix’s gaming slate. We should also note that you’re required to sign in to Netflix for any title you download, and some of them require an internet connection to play. That’s a very annoying bit of DRM attached to what’s otherwise a fair deal.

Reddit’s Free Games Bots Keep You Up to Date on All the Best Deals

If you haven’t checked out the r/GameDealsFree subreddit, you should. A handy bot trolls the threads of some of the more popular game deal subs and alerts you to certain deals. While r/GameDeals is another great resource for finding sales on shops like Steam, you may still pay out of pocket for some of them. You also might have some luck with r/FreeGameFindings, though I would suggest you try to avoid anything that seems shady or asks you to subscribe to some service or Twitch channel.

There’s also the r/FreeGameFindings sub where you’ll find folks posting some free deals on existing games DLC or, occasionally, a free deal gem. Reddit might be the best place to find games with limited-time free offers on services like Steam, as those rarely make it to the store’s front page.

Check the Humble Bundles

今では古臭いですが、Humble Bundle は今でもお買い得品を探すのにうってつけの場所です。この組織は、特定のテーマでさまざまな種類のゲームをバンドルし、好きなだけ支払うモデルを使用して慈善団体に寄付します。完全に無料ではありませんが、多くの場合、わずか 3 ドルでかなり良いゲームをいくつか入手できます。最近のタイトルやより人気のあるタイトルを入手するには、もう少し支払う必要があることがよくあります。

たくさんのゲームに 0.01 ドルを支払うという選択肢があった時代は終わりました。このサイトでは、ゲームに支払える金額と、実際に受け取る金額に厳しい制限を設けています。残念ですが、慈善事業に寄付できるお得な情報だけを探しているのであれば、これより良いサイトはほとんどありません。