Popular free-to-play games: the 30 most played right now

Nothing to pay up front. Games tagged Free to Play, ranked by current players; many sell items in game.

Rule: tagged “Free to Play”, sorted by current players.

RankGamePlaying nowReviews
1
147,999
54%
46,359 reviews
2
48,520
87%
682,691 reviews
3
47,700
53%
48,550 reviews
4
44,932
32%
430,494 reviews
5
43,741
74%
425,515 reviews
6
39,698
71%
798,899 reviews
7
37,484
73%
275,333 reviews
8
36,588
48%
11,991 reviews
9
32,836
57%
200,522 reviews
10
27,407
72%
29,589 reviews
11
23,172
86%
202,510 reviews
12
21,973
78%
664,748 reviews
13
19,688
73%
88,265 reviews
14
18,006
91%
565,082 reviews
15
16,442
60%
16,379 reviews
16
14,768
52%
120,785 reviews
17
14,265
79%
195,539 reviews
18
12,594
53%
2,029 reviews
19
12,433
61%
33,133 reviews
20
10,506
79%
415,502 reviews
21
10,319
55%
2,739 reviews
22
8,810
35%
170 reviews
23
8,523
71%
102,974 reviews
24
7,221
87%
58,135 reviews
25
6,968
86%
12,860 reviews
26
6,386
86%
117,369 reviews
27
6,144
78%
94,679 reviews
28
5,393
87%
19,405 reviews
29
5,358
61%
92,802 reviews
30
5,098
71%
10,893 reviews

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