We wanted to find the best PC games from the Microsoft Store that are free to download and play. We did plenty of research and rounded up a list of free games that you can get in their full versions for Windows 10. Our list covers a wide range of genres, suited to different types of players and preferences, from racing games to puzzles, games for children, and simulators. If you want to know which are some of the best PC games that you can download for free (full versions) on your Windows 10 PC, tablet, or laptop, read on:
Introductory notes
All the PC games that are on our list are free, and you can download their full versions. They are the best games for Windows 10 that we’ve found, tried, and played. However, do keep in mind that some of these games, including Microsoft’s free games, also come with ads or paid features that can enhance your gaming experience through in-app purchases.
Also note that our list isn’t ordered by any criteria. Depending on your taste in games, you might find your next favorite in the beginning, at the end of the list, or anywhere in the middle.
1. Minecraft: Story Mode – A Telltale Games Series
It is almost impossible not to have heard about Minecraft. Minecraft: Story Mode builds upon the original Minecraft game and adds a story to it. There are eight episodes in total, but only a few are free. It starts with introducing the characters and then jumps right into the story. We are not going to spoil it for you, but we would like to tell you that it is excellent. Although it looks like it is created only for children, there is also a lot of humor in the game, which can satisfy anyone, regardless of age.
Free Download: Minecraft: Story Mode
2. Asphalt 9: Legends
Asphalt 9: Legends is one of the most popular racing games in the Microsoft Store. The game greets you with a long list of real cars made by manufacturers such as Ferrari, Porsche, or Lamborghini. Asphalt 9: Legends features over 70 different racing tracks in various real-world locations from America to the Himalayas, so it is hard to get bored. You can play in Career mode and complete over 60 seasons and 800 races, or you can compete against up to 7 players in real-time in the World Series Multiplayer mode.
The game offers a smooth arcade racing experience with accurate controls, and manages to keep you glued to the screen for quite some time. In-app purchases are, of course, available, and that is OK. However, the ads can become a little bit annoying after a while.
Free Download: Asphalt 9: Legends
3. World of Tanks Blitz
World of Tanks Blitz is a free MMO game from Wargaming, the same company that created World of Tanks, World of Warships, and Worlds of Warplanes. This game is similar to World of Tanks and works on Windows 10 devices, as well as on mobile phones. It comes with over 300 tanks from Germany, Great Britain, USA, USSR, and Japan, which you can maneuver to win fights in 7 versus 7, online.
You can fight in 26 different battle arenas, talk to other players via the in-game chat, and get achievements for your play. The game is free, but you can also pay real money for things like upgrades or vehicles.
Free Download: World of Tanks Blitz
4. Fallout Shelter
Fallout Shelter is a free game that makes you the head strategist of an underground Vault. You must build the best Vault there is, make your people happy by giving them the right jobs, the right clothes, weapons, and training, all to protect them from the Wasteland. There are a lot of decisions to make, and that makes this game fun and engaging. What will you choose to do: provide clean water, enough food, or save credits for building more living space?
You can also make some in-game purchases with real money, but Bethesda (the developer) is very discreet about it, without bothering you or slowing your progress through the game if you do not pay. That is great!
Free Download: Fallout Shelter
5. World of Warships
World of Warships comes from the same Wargaming company. While similar to World of Tanks, this game is focused on the naval military. You get to control various battleships, destroyers, cruisers, and even carrier squadrons. Together with your teammates, you’re entering naval combat to conquer the enemy. The graphics are excellent and customizable, so you can run it even on lower specced devices. However, ultra graphics settings can demand quite a lot of hardware power.
Although, at first, you start on a low level, the game lets you expand your skills tree and improve your ships and guns without ever needing to pay real money. However, the game also offers in-game purchases that let you buy new ships. But, you still need to actually play the game to get experience, as you cannot buy it. It’s a great tactical game that we recommend to everyone.
Free Download: World of Warships
6. Roblox
Roblox is a free game that you can get from the Microsoft Store and play on your Windows 10 devices. You can also find it on mobile platforms like Android and iOS. The game requires you to register an account and then create an avatar. Roblox is especially popular with children, as it lets players create their own “games inside the game.” In the game, you can also create all kinds of gear, such as building tools, weapons, transportation items, musical instruments, and many others.
Although, at first, the game can feel overwhelming, over time, you learn that everything is simpler than it first seems. Note that you can also spend real money in Roblox, which is converted into Robux virtual currency. With this in-game money, you can buy upgrades and even accessories for your avatar.
Free Download: Roblox
7. Forza Motorsport 6: Apex
Forza Motorsport 6: Apex is a free-to-play game with beautiful visuals, in which you can race against all kinds of great cars, including muscle cars, GT cars, track toys, prototypes, and hypercars. There are six maps inspired by real-world tracks, and the races are going through day and night. The game uses DirectX and has some rather high system requirements, but its visual quality justifies that. You can even play in 4K resolution.
The free version of the game is excellent, but it leaves you wanting more and, to get access to everything, you must buy the premium version. Fortunately, that does not cost as much as other similar titles.
Free Download: Forza Motorsport 6: Apex
8. Sniper Fury
Sniper Fury is a game in which you become, surprisingly, a sniper. Your missions start with you in a location, from which you must sharpshoot enemies. You get essential arsenal power at the beginning. Still, as you progress through the missions, you can grow your arsenal and customize your weapons, gear, and bullets. There are over 500 missions in which you can shoot enemy soldiers, armored vehicles, air units, and more.
Sniper Fury also offers multiplayer challenges and lets you do things like build your own squad or steal from other players. Unfortunately, the game contains a lot of microtransactions, and that can annoy many players.
Free Download: Sniper Fury
9. Dead Rivals – Zombie MMO
Dead Rivals – Zombie MMO is a fast-paced game with a focus on zombies. Obviously, you must fight to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. You can customize your character, build a shelter, craft weapons, upgrade your skills, and so on. The game lets you play in teams with others or fight against them in player versus player battles. While you can play this game without paying a dime, you can also spend real money for in-game purchases.
Free Download: Dead Rivals – Zombie MMO
10. Disney Magic Kingdoms: Build Your Own Magical Park
Disney Magic Kingdoms is a game mainly for children that puts you in charge of building the best magical park ever. The characters in the game are those created by Disney animations, ranging from Mickey Mouse to Rapunzel, Tinker Bell, and so on. The game is cheerfully colored, and the visuals look great, so children will probably love it.
However, if you are a parent, take note that there are also in-game purchases available, and they range from $1.99 to $99.99, so make sure you are the only one who can approve charges.
Free Download: Disney Magic Kingdoms: Build Your Own Magical Park
11. Microsoft Minesweeper
It is almost impossible not to have heard of Minesweeper, one of the oldest Microsoft free games. It is a classic puzzle game that has been included in Windows for more than 20 years. The Windows 10 version includes the classic game, with updated graphics and sound, as well as a new Adventure Mode and daily challenges.
Free Download: Microsoft Minesweeper
12. Microsoft Bingo
Microsoft Bingo is a free-to-play game that transforms the classic game everyone knows into a virtual game. The basics are the same, but the theme is about travelling the world and seeing places ranging from Paris to the Great Barrier Reef.
Free Download: Microsoft Bingo
13. Microsoft Mahjong
Microsoft Mahjong is the classic Microsoft free game in which you have to match tiles to win. The game uses updated graphics and sounds, and there are four different levels of difficulty to match even the most skilled players. There are also various visual themes to choose from and daily challenges to keep you going.
Free Download: Microsoft Mahjong
14. Microsoft Ultimate Word Games
Microsoft Ultimate Word Games is a free collection of word games: Crosswords, Wordament, and Jumble. Crosswords comes with multiple board sizes and difficulty levels, in Wordament you must find as many words as you can on a 4×4 grid of letters, and Jumble gives you a rack of letter tiles from which you must create words. You get daily challenges in each game, and you can also play Wordament in multiplayer, if you want.
Free Download: Microsoft Ultimate Word Games
15. Microsoft Solitaire Collection
Microsoft Solitaire Collection is a free collection of card games based on the original Solitaire. Solitaire has been present in Windows for over 25 years now, and it remains one of the most loved games ever. Microsoft Solitaire Collection includes Klondike (the classic Solitaire), Spider, FreeCell, TriPeaks, and Pyramid.
Free Download: Microsoft Solitaire Collection
We continue our list of free games for Windows 10 on the second page of this article. Navigate to the next page and continue discovering great games for Windows 10.
16. Microsoft Treasure Hunt
Microsoft Treasure Hunt is a free Microsoft game. A modern remake that takes the basics of the puzzle solving characteristics from Minesweeper and blends them with a cool adventure story. The primary objective of the game is to save your hero from all types of hidden dangers and monsters while collecting gold coins. Also, to help you in your quest, there are some hidden tools and weapons available in each level of the game.
Microsoft Treasure Hunt is an improved version of Minesweeper that manages to keep you glued to the screen for hours, especially if you’re feeling nostalgic about older games without advanced graphics.
Free Download: Microsoft Treasure Hunt
17. Farming Simulator 14
A free-to-play game in which you must prove your skills in agriculture. You get a farm with its fields and start cultivating and harvesting plants, feeding cows and selling their milk, selling grass or chaff at a biogas plant, and so on. The graphics are pleasant, and the machines which you control are rather detailed, although the game is rather old.
Free Download: Farming Simulator 14
18. Dungeon Hunter Champions: Epic Online Action RPG
Dungeon Hunter Champions is a hack-and-slash action RPG that lets you play in player versus player mode as well as in 5v5 mode, like in MOBA games. The game gives you control of a champion (there are over 250 champions to choose from) with which you fight alone or in a team of up to five others.
Champions have various abilities, ranging from damage to healing. If you do not want to play with others, you also get single-player options. Although the game contains microtransactions and some ads, you can get by without paying any real money to progress.
Free Download: Dungeon Hunter Champions
19. Dungeon Hunter 5
Dungeon Hunter 5 is a well-built action-RPG game that is both challenging and addictive. It is a new addition to Gameloft’s dungeon crawler series, that continues the interestingly crafted hack-and-slash adventure of the first games, this time with a faster and more fluid combat system. The gameplay is straightforward, as you have to guide your hero, a bounty hunter, in a fantasy world: the Kingdom of Valenthia. You do not have the option to choose between different character classes, but you can develop the way your character fights with the help of the 46 armor types and 150 weapons. Players can also customize the two spell slots and choose a belt item that could give them additional advantages.
Besides the single-player missions, you can also participate in daily and weekly events, where you can win unique materials that help fuse and evolve your gear. Furthermore, you can use your friends or other players as allies in the cooperative gameplay to assist you throughout the journeys. This is a highly addictive game for those of you who love role-playing games, featuring great graphics, a lot of NPC character interaction and, of course, a substantial amount of hacking and slashing. Do consider that Dungeon Hunter 5 also comes with in-app purchases to make your life easier in the game, but that should be treated carefully.
Free Download: Dungeon Hunter 5
20. Seekers Notes: Hidden Mystery
Seekers Notes: Hidden Mystery is a classic hidden objects type of game, in which you must help the people of Darkwood. A curse has been sent to them, and they cannot find their missing things. You do not remember how you got into Darkwood and why you are there, but it looks like you can recover lost things, to help the city lift the curse.
The game requires you to spend energy points to play scenes and puzzles, and some of them can be quite challenging. As for the visuals, the scenes in Seekers Notes: Hidden Mystery are beautiful, and the hidden objects are well hidden. If you enjoy this type of game, Seekers Notes: Hidden Mystery is going to make you happy.
Free Download: Seekers Notes: Hidden Mystery
21. Modern Combat 5: eSports FPS
We wanted to include a free first-person shooter on this list, and, after searching through the Microsoft Store, we finally settled on Modern Combat 5. This is a game that should appeal to all the Call of Duty or Battlefield aficionados, as it closely resembles their gameplay and structure. It contains two different areas: an action-packed single-player campaign, that features a fantasy storyline, and a multiplayer mode with a fast-paced environment and a well-developed progression system. The multiplayer also features five different soldier classes (assault, heavy, recon, sniper and support) that allow you to unlock a specific set of weapons and to evolve through separate ability trees.
However, you should know that Modern Combat 5 makes it mandatory for you to be connected to the internet, even if you want to play the single-player campaign. The graphics of this game are quite good, and they help provide a pleasant gaming experience.
Free Download: Modern Combat 5
22. Cut The Rope
Cut The Rope is an adorable little action puzzle-physics game. It is highly entertaining, as it does not impose complicated rules, and it can challenge your neurons a bit. The main idea is to cut ropes at the right moment to feed a little monster called Om Nom with a piece of candy. You can play it in short bursts or marathon gaming sessions.
Each level of the game is designed to make it difficult for you to deliver the candy to the little monster. You must use the ropes, bubbles, or whoopee cushions to move the candy in different directions and avoid the pegs, spikes, or electricity. The difficulty of the game increases with each level, and it throws you quite a few head-scratchers along the way. Still, do remember that this is a trial version, and only the first two levels are free. To gain access to the rest of them, you have to make in-app purchases.
Free Download: Cut The Rope
23. Candy Crush Soda Saga
Everybody knows Candy Crush Soda Saga, and most of us have played this game or a similar one at least once in our lives. It is a free-to-play puzzle adventure game that looks fun and colorful. The story is about joining Kimmy on her journey to find Tiffi by switching bottles and candies. There are Candy Bears to be saved, honey to give, and frost to break to set the Candy Bears free.
Candy Crush Soda Saga has beautiful graphics, and it is easy to play, although, on the higher levels, the difficulty increases significantly. Getting past more complex levels can be tough and sometimes frustrating. However, if you do not have enough patience to finish such a level, you can buy a few more moves or a candy hammer. Buying stuff makes it easier to play the game, but it also takes away some of the fun in it. If you want to enjoy Candy Crush Soda Saga, use only what it gives you for free. Sometimes you might have to stop before the game lets you replay a failed level, but leaving your chair for a while to return and try again later might be a good thing for you.
Free Download: Candy Crush Soda Saga
24. Tiny Troopers 2: Special Ops
Tiny Troopers 2: Special Ops is a real-time strategy game in which you control small and funny looking troopers by using tap-and-move and tap-and-attack controls. You can use the standard weapon or special weapons, like grenades or missiles, to destroy larger war machines like tanks, for instance. The primary objective here is to kill your enemies and complete war missions.
Tiny Troopers 2: Special Ops has beautiful graphics, colorful in a cartoony way, and large maps. Navigating the game also means that you collect intel, medals, special weapons, and so on. Although you can play the game without paying a cent, you can also buy health, boosts, and new soldiers, and the game also shows ads rather often. Overall, it is fun to play, and the challenging missions can keep you on your computer for quite a while.
Free Download: Tiny Troopers 2: Special Ops
25. Homescapes
Homescapes is a Gardenscapes spin-off, similar to Candy Crush games, otherwise known as match-three games. This game motivates you to earn points which you can then use to decorate a large, spacious, Victorian-style house. In addition to the multiple rooms that are becoming available, depending on your level, during the game you also get access to a multitude of annexes, courtyards and green spaces. Decorating them requires you to be creative, but it does so in a relaxing way. Among the things that we like most about this game are its vivid colors and the various events (Easter, Christmas, Spring, Halloween, etc.), during which you can buy all kinds of thematic decorative objects for your house and front lawn.
Homescapes is a game that doesn’t force you to spend hours in a row to play it or be online on fixed hours to get your energy or rewards. You can play it at any time, as the lives you get inside it, although they’re generated every 20 minutes, stack up and are available whenever you open the game. Another thing that we appreciate about Homescapes is the low count of advertisements. That is not to say that there aren’t any: you sometimes get to see ads about other games from the same family, made by the same gaming company, such as Gardenscapes, Fishdom, etc.
Free Download: Homescapes
26. Slither.io
Although its name is a bit strange, the slither.io is a classic reborn. If you were a teenager during the 90s, then you undoubtedly played the old Snake game at least once. Well, the slither.io is a reinterpretation of it, which you can play online against other players/worms/snakes. The game is simple: you start from being a small worm, you eat things, and you get big. You can cross your tail but if your head touches another worm/snake, you explode, and you have to start over.
The slither.io game is a fun game to play. If you are nostalgic, you are going to like it a lot. Even if there is no story behind it and nothing complicated about the way it is played, it manages to engage you in short bursts. What we find annoying about it are the ads that are shown everywhere. Otherwise, it is a pleasant game to play for at least a few minutes each day.
Free Download: slither.io
27. Killer Instinct
Last, but definitely not least, there’s Killer Instinct. This is one of the best beat-em-up games you can find right now, and it’s surely the best free arcade-fighting game from the Microsoft Store. We don’t know about you, but we are old enough to have witnessed the golden age of beat-em-up games during the 1990s, and we still have a crush on this type of game. Killer Instinct brings memories, but is also a modern and beautiful fighting game rendition. It comes with a varied selection of characters, the gameplay is dynamic and fast paced, and the graphics are quite impressive. Each character has its own fatalities and special skills, and, although starting to play is easy and fun, learning to use all the combos is challenging. Also, fortunately, although the best way to play Killer Instinct is with a controller, the controls are good even if you’re playing it with a keyboard.
It’s also one of the few free and great games from the Microsoft Store that supports online multiplayer cross play with Xbox One and Windows 10. All in all, if you love arcade fighting, Killer Instinct is the best free beat-em-up game that you can get on your Windows 10 PC or device.
Free Download: Killer Instinct
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