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get2sammyb

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  • get2sammyb
  • Thu 7th Feb 2019

Really, really enjoying Apex Legends at the moment.

  • 7

sketchturner

  • 2
  • sketchturner
  • Thu 7th Feb 2019

Realm Royale has been my favorite thus far, although Apex Legends is also very good. I just wish Apex could played solo and not in a squad.

  • 1

leucocyte

  • 3
  • leucocyte
  • Thu 7th Feb 2019

i uninstalled apex legends after about an hour (about 30 minutes of that was constant EA online connection problems). i always keep forgetting that rocket league isn't F2P. warframe is by miles the best F2P on PS4. the only other one i've bothered with is warface, which is a solid enough shooter.

  • 1

makoshichi

  • 4
  • makoshichi
  • Thu 7th Feb 2019

I never cared for Fortinite or any other battle royale however I cannot play anything but Apex Legends at the moment...

  • 4

optic_efun11

  • 5
  • optic_efun11
  • Thu 7th Feb 2019

@makoshichi Dude same. I haven't enjoyed a shooter this much since Titanfall 2 lol. These Respawn games are always so much fun to me

  • 2

Kienda

  • 6
  • Kienda
  • Thu 7th Feb 2019

This is a good list. Shows the fun you can have with little or no funds.

Personally though I would have liked to have seen Neverwinter on the list to represent some of the more classic mmorpgs.

  • 2

Vorlon

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  • Vorlon
  • Thu 7th Feb 2019

I’ve played maybe 2000 games since the Amiga 500, earned over 16400 trophies, but the FTP game that has me hooked is Gems of War (over 1100 hours according to My PS4 Life).
Warframe is second, Guns Up! third.
PM me on PSN if you want to join my guild.

  • 2

Splat

  • 8
  • Splat
  • Thu 7th Feb 2019

Out of the games listed I put the most time into Let it Die.

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makoshichi

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  • makoshichi
  • Thu 7th Feb 2019

@optic_efun11 I haven't played the first Titanfall at all, and put only a couple of hours into the second one's campaign mode, but I really liked how movement feels in TF2, and Apex feels just like it (apart from, ya know, double jump and wall-running). Respawn Entertainment might have only 3 games in their portfolio, but if this track record is indicative of anything, their upcoming Star Wars game might finally allow me to let 1313 go.

  • 1

andreoni79

  • 10
  • andreoni79
  • Fri 8th Feb 2019

@Vorlon You just broke my heart with your avatar! So many memories...

  • 1

FalconIX

  • 11
  • FalconIX
  • Fri 8th Feb 2019

Oh come on... Paladins should be above Smite...

  • 2

Kenny-T

  • 12
  • Kenny-T
  • Fri 8th Feb 2019

Great list. Paladins have been my favourite so far. Also, didn't know that Switchblade is free to play, so thanks.

  • 1

FalconIX

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  • FalconIX
  • Fri 8th Feb 2019

This is a good list either way... I'm just bit sour that Paladins isn't a bit higher on the list.

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Number09

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  • Number09
  • Sat 9th Feb 2019

Might give Fortnite a go, good list free games are always a plus.

  • 0

LieutenantFatman

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  • LieutenantFatman
  • Sun 10th Feb 2019

No way! Apex Legends is way better than Fortnite. Way better!

  • 1

Tasuki

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  • Tasuki
  • Sun 10th Feb 2019

@sketchturner That's my biggest reason for not playing Apex Legends right now, no solo play. I too am enjoying Realm Royale right now too as it's my BR game of choice. Kind of surprised it didn't make the list here

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Ackbar7

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  • Ackbar7
  • Mon 11th Feb 2019

I miss the weird communism themed The Tomorrow Children .

  • 1

Miiamoto

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  • Miiamoto
  • Mon 11th Feb 2019

Crossout and Gems of War should be on that list.

Having 3 near identical battle royale games on the list is a little redundant if you ask me, especially given the fact that H1Z1 is shockingly bad.

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Dan_ozzzy189

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  • Dan_ozzzy189
  • Mon 11th Feb 2019

I really think gems of war should be on the list. Played it every day for three years until I finally quit last May.

  • 0

SMKpaladin

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  • SMKpaladin
  • Tue 12th Feb 2019

Warframe definitely deserves at least second place imho. Too many MOBA and Battle Royale games in this list.

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Amadude

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  • Amadude
  • Tue 12th Feb 2019

Realm Royale should be in the top 5. H1Z1 I don't think should be on the list.

Paladins is also one of the best!

Apex Legends is incredible!

Glad to see Let It Die on there. Not too many people know about that one! So brutal!!

I know, I like Hi Rez studios...

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Quintumply

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  • Quintumply
  • Thu 14th Mar 2019

Updated

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JLPick

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  • JLPick
  • Thu 14th Mar 2019

Let it Die is a great and fun game! But, the one that's free to play that I find myself coming back to constantly, is Gems Of War.

  • 1

tameshiyaku

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  • tameshiyaku
  • Thu 14th Mar 2019

Warframe has a cool community.

  • 0

FalconIX

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  • FalconIX
  • Fri 15th Mar 2019

Realm Royale and Paladins are my go to games since they came out. I am really happy they on the list and where they are placed. I understand why Smite will still be higher than Paladins but overall this is a fantastic list.

  • 0

Dan_ozzzy189

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  • Dan_ozzzy189
  • Fri 15th Mar 2019

@Vorlon I was the guild leader of quimby and played every day for three years. This may I'll have been clean for a year. That game was like crack! We were in bracket 1 until fairly recently and we had a really good tight-knit group of players. We managed third in guild wars at our peak.
Its a great f2p but I'm glad I quit.
Regards
Nephilim

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Vorlon

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  • Vorlon
  • Fri 15th Mar 2019

@Dan_ozzzy189
Hey, if you quit because you were tired of meeting weekly requirements, you are welcome to join my guild as a casual player.

  • 1

Dan_ozzzy189

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  • Dan_ozzzy189
  • Fri 15th Mar 2019

@Vorlon thanks, I had lots of options but at level 1286 and pretty much all troops apart from 3 mythics and zuul and hundreds of arcanes I decided to quit for good. It became too much, too many things to do, too many events etc etc and it was time to quit. It is a great game but every day for three years was enough! Thanks again.

  • 0

Vorlon

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  • Vorlon
  • Fri 15th Mar 2019

@Dan_ozzzy189 The game has evolved quite a lot since you quit. Troops, pets, visuals and even more events (delves, tower of doom, bounty,... )! I’m (only) at level 1096.

  • 0

Dan_ozzzy189

  • 30
  • Dan_ozzzy189
  • Fri 15th Mar 2019

Yeah, I'm still in the psn council of quimby chat so keep contact with a few of the guys but most of them in the group no longer play either. I had all the pets when I quit and a few at mythic. I'm done with the game.

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DeepSpace5D

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  • DeepSpace5D
  • Fri 15th Mar 2019

Hey thanks for this list. I've played various card games in my life, and recently I was playing one for ios called Shadow Era, which was quite fun. I'm seriously considering checking out Gwent. The idea of playing a card game and getting trophies at the same time sounds really fun. Has a rare platinum of 0.3% too!

  • 0

Nifty

  • 32
  • Nifty
  • Fri 15th Mar 2019

I've put more hours into Warframe than any other game I've played. The constant improvements & expansions are to be commended. Anthem should of had a long hard look at this as a model.

  • 0

Quintumply

  • 33
  • Quintumply
  • Mon 14th Oct 2019

Updated with Dauntless. Really good alternative to Monster Hunter!

  • 0

carlos82

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  • carlos82
  • Mon 14th Oct 2019

Surely Destiny 2 is now the best free to play game on PS4?

  • 1

playstation1995

  • 35
  • playstation1995
  • Mon 14th Oct 2019

Destiny is the best free to play game.thats a easy one.word up son

  • 1

mini_piekarnik

  • 36
  • mini_piekarnik
  • Mon 14th Oct 2019

yes, Destiny 2 is easily the best free to play game, a pretty complete package

  • 2

LemyAtom

  • 37
  • LemyAtom
  • Tue 15th Oct 2019

@Vorlon Gems of War is AMAZING! I'm about 170 hours in on Switch, having only discovered it fairly recently. It's hooked me in!

  • 0

rachetmarvel

  • 38
  • rachetmarvel
  • Wed 23rd Sep 2020

Paladins deserves to be higher,its more fun than overwatch.

  • 1

Jayofmaya

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  • Jayofmaya
  • Wed 23rd Sep 2020

It was very obvious Fortnite would be number 1. I like Warframe and some of these others certainly look interesting. Will check them out later.

  • 0

Nakatomi_Uk

  • 40
  • Nakatomi_Uk
  • Thu 24th Sep 2020

One game that Sony should have re released on PS4 and for free should have been WarHawk that game was such fun back in the day I put so many hours into that. Shame it had it's servers cut off yeah there's a fan based server but I feel it should have had a PS4 release

  • 0

mjacobs92

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  • mjacobs92
  • Thu 24th Sep 2020

Tried almost all of them, but Paladins is the one I played the most... yeah it's buggy and many call it an Overwatch ripoff but still fun!

  • 1

rachetmarvel

  • 42
  • rachetmarvel
  • Thu 24th Sep 2020

@mjacobs92 Yeah,I agree with you.

  • 1

Killionaire

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  • Killionaire
  • Fri 25th Sep 2020

How about Genshin Impact? Its out on september 28!
Bless Unleashed october 22

  • 0

Northern_munkey

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  • Northern_munkey
  • Thu 1st Oct 2020

No neverwinter...seriously? Better than dauntless and terra...path of exile is my fave on the list and is better than diablo 3 only because its free...

  • 0

Weebleman

  • 45
  • Weebleman
  • Thu 1st Oct 2020

I love me some rocket league but everyone else I know hates it. Which sucks as it’s impossible to get a good squad of three together. I play a bit of doubles occasionally but it tends to highlight the fact I’m pretty bad at it 😂

  • 0

playstation1995

  • 46
  • playstation1995
  • Thu 1st Oct 2020

Genshin impact and destiny 2 is the best free to play games.easily.word life.word is bond.word to your mother.word up son

  • 0

andreoni79

  • 47
  • andreoni79
  • Fri 2nd Oct 2020

Is Warframe worthy if played solo?

  • 0

JamieF1

  • 48
  • JamieF1
  • Fri 2nd Oct 2020

@andreoni79 Definitely worth a shot even if you're playing solo! Admittedly I enjoyed it more with a friend, but still had plenty of fun on my own as well.

  • 0

Hatsune_Miku

  • 49
  • Hatsune_Miku
  • Mon 18th Oct 2021

Good to see Genshin made the article. Very much recommended if you like ecploring/RPG style gacha games.

  • 0

Saucymonk

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  • Saucymonk
  • Mon 18th Oct 2021

Rocket league makes me cream in my spittoon!

  • 0

sorteddan

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  • sorteddan
  • Mon 18th Oct 2021

Fair Warning - Warframe may well take over your life! Don't think I played much else for first year or two of my ps4 ownership... No idea how it has evolved since - don't want to know.

  • 0

tomassi

  • 52
  • tomassi
  • Mon 18th Oct 2021

No eFootball?!

Seriously though, if and when the bugs are ironed out and new content added, that would surely be on this list. This time next year maybe?

  • 0

Milktastrophe

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  • Milktastrophe
  • Mon 18th Oct 2021

List is missing Kitten Squad for some reason.

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