{"id":39997,"date":"2026-07-25T03:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T03:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=39997"},"modified":"2026-07-25T03:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T03:03:05","slug":"three-thrilling-free-games-you-can-play-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/?p=39997","title":{"rendered":"Three Thrilling Free Games You Can Play This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Games to Enjoy This Weekend Without Spending a Penny<\/h1>\n

If you’re looking for something to play this weekend and rising gas prices have depleted your budget, your search ends here. The video game industry’s trend towards free access means that games are frequently available at no cost, or even remaining free permanently. The following three titles aren’t just complimentary for the weekend; they are also exceptionally entertaining.<\/p>\n

Metal Gear Solid<\/em><\/h2>\n

The first title is well-known. Hideo Kojima\u2019s iconic PS1 game Metal Gear Solid<\/em> can be played and conquered all weekend<\/a> on Steam through the Master Collection<\/em> HD remake. Anyone with a GeForce GTX 760 or Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 should have no trouble running it. You can even complete the entire game in 10-12 hours if you’re free and ready to binge through some of 1998\u2019s finest stealth action gameplay and captivating storytelling. If you only manage to finish 100 games in your life, ensure MGS<\/em> is among them. In the words of Solid Snake<\/a>, \u201cA strong man doesn\u2019t need to read the future, he makes his own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unrailed 2: Back on Track<\/em><\/h2>\n

This one might be off your radar, but it\u2019s fantastic. Unrailed 2<\/em> was released just last month and is essentially Overcooked<\/em> reimagined as a tree-chopping adventure. It’s a cooperative party game where you and your friends build a train track in real-time to guide a locomotive to its destination before it derails. Players must gather the right tools to cool the engine, mine for resources, and fell trees, resulting in chaotic teamwork as you swap tasks and dash around shouting at one another when things go awry. It’s also run-based with upgrades, and you choose which maps to tackle as your journey expands, reminiscent of Slay the Spire<\/em> and other roguelikes. I’ve enjoyed it a lot. It\u2019s available for free on Steam<\/a> until July 27 and has virtually no minimum spec requirements.<\/p>\n

Poinpy<\/em><\/h2>\n

Poinpy<\/em> isn\u2019t particularly famous, even though it was released in 2022. That\u2019s largely because it initially launched as a Netflix exclusive<\/a> that very few people played, despite being one of the most ingenious and beautifully crafted micro-experiences of that year. It\u2019s a mobile game that has now transitioned to a free model and can be enjoyed in quick sessions, until you find yourself engrossed and 30 minutes have flown by. It\u2019s like Angry Birds<\/em> combined with Downwell<\/em>. You swipe to slingshot your Kirby-like green blob over obstacles to knock fruit loose and feed the hungry creature ascending from below the screen. Instead of descending, you climb higher until you\u2019re caught. Far better than mindlessly scrolling or viewing the same recycled memes on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Games to Enjoy This Weekend Without Spending a Penny<\/h1>\n

If you’re looking for something to play this weekend and rising gas prices have depleted your budget, your search ends here. The video game industry’s trend towards free access means that games are frequently available at no cost, or even remaining free permanently. The following three titles aren’t just complimentary for the weekend; they are also exceptionally entertaining.<\/p>\n

Metal Gear Solid<\/em><\/h2>\n

The first title is well-known. Hideo Kojima\u2019s iconic PS1 game Metal Gear Solid<\/em> can be played and conquered all weekend<\/a> on Steam through the Master Collection<\/em> HD remake. Anyone with a GeForce GTX 760 or Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 should have no trouble running it. You can even complete the entire game in 10-12 hours if you’re free and ready to binge through some of 1998\u2019s finest stealth action gameplay and captivating storytelling. If you only manage to finish 100 games in your life, ensure MGS<\/em> is among them. In the words of Solid Snake<\/a>, \u201cA strong man doesn\u2019t need to read the future, he makes his own.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unrailed 2: Back on Track<\/em><\/h2>\n

This one might be off your radar, but it\u2019s fantastic. Unrailed 2<\/em> was released just last month and is essentially Overcooked<\/em> reimagined as a tree-chopping adventure. It’s a cooperative party game where you and your friends build a train track in real-time to guide a locomotive to its destination before it derails. Players must gather the right tools to cool the engine, mine for resources, and fell trees, resulting in chaotic teamwork as you swap tasks and dash around shouting at one another when things go awry. It’s also run-based with upgrades, and you choose which maps to tackle as your journey expands, reminiscent of Slay the Spire<\/em> and other roguelikes. I’ve enjoyed it a lot. It\u2019s available for free on Steam<\/a> until July 27 and has virtually no minimum spec requirements.<\/p>\n

Poinpy<\/em><\/h2>\n

Poinpy<\/em> isn\u2019t particularly famous, even though it was released in 2022. That\u2019s largely because it initially launched as a Netflix exclusive<\/a> that very few people played, despite being one of the most ingenious and beautifully crafted micro-experiences of that year. It\u2019s a mobile game that has now transitioned to a free model and can be enjoyed in quick sessions, until you find yourself engrossed and 30 minutes have flown by. It\u2019s like Angry Birds<\/em> combined with Downwell<\/em>. You swipe to slingshot your Kirby-like green blob over obstacles to knock fruit loose and feed the hungry creature ascending from below the screen. Instead of descending, you climb higher until you\u2019re caught. Far better than mindlessly scrolling or viewing the same recycled memes on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaitgames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}