First-Person-Shooting[FPS] games are not new in the gaming world. In 1992, Wolfenstein 3D, the first FPS game, was created. Followed by Doom and since then FPS games have not looked back.
FPS games with online multiplayer are far more visually intense than games in other genres. They are therefore hardware-demanding. But what if you just have an older PC or a laptop with comparatively outdated hardware components? Thus making it impossible to run any of the modern games. Gaming PCs are always priced on the higher side and the gamer inside of you was not at all seduced by your smartphone games. You know you just can’t be satisfied playing on a mobile device using touch screen control.
Hey, don’t lose hope yet. Cheer up! As I present to you 5 amazing, free-to-play FPS games to run on your low-end PC / laptop.
1. Cyber Hunter:
A really unique and fun-to-play game. A sci-fi theme-based battle royale. This game may remind you of several other games. One of them is PUBG, for its intense fight in a battle royale environment but with futuristic weapons like microwave guns and even using AI robots.
You will also find similarities with Fortnite. But unlike Fortnite, you don’t have to spend much time cutting trees or breaking stones to get resources. Here you need to collect quantum energy as a resource. Get creative in this open world. Create a complex defense or weaponized vehicle using your quantum energy.
To summarize, Cyber Hunter takes elements from other games and the combination of all these makes it uniquely enjoyable. A combination of shooting, survival, and exploring. In a nutshell, it’s an easily available, well-optimized game for your low-end PC.
System requirement:
//store.steampowered.com/app/1209040/Cyber_Hunter/
2. Valorant:
A Counter-Strike-inspired, free-to-play FPS game, Valorant, is one of the best games on this list. This was released on June 2nd, 2020. Within 28 months Valorant has grown its player base to a whopping 22 million.
This game offers you 20 different characters to choose from. Each character has their own unique abilities. Different objectives like collecting orbs, or accomplishing tasks, or even kills and deaths are responsible to charge these unique abilities of your character. If you are new to this game, to start your journey, you will get 5 unlocked characters to choose from. The rest of the characters will unlock with your progress, no-brainer.
Apart from this, it also offers you different modes to choose from. There are 4 permanent modes Unrated, Spike Rush, Deathmatch, and Competitive [it unlocks after you cross level 20]. They also offer rotating modes, Escalation, Replication, and Snowball Fights. Just like any other FPS game, you will get a huge list of weaponry. Here I am not discussing the weaponry in detail. After all, I don't want to be a complete spoiler. You already know it is free to play. So, just download and start killing. But before that make sure to look at its system requirements:
//playvalorant.com/en-us/specs/
3. Counter-Strike - Global Offence:
I’m feeling super excited while writing about this game. It’s time to give you the most popular FPS game in history, Counter-Strike. CS was released back in the year 2000 as a medication of Half-Life. Since then it has been ruling the FPS gaming world for over 2 decades. Its current version Counter-Strike : Global Offensive keeps topping the chart on Steam in terms of the active player base.
This wasn’t a free-to-play game until December 2018. But even though it is free now with several updates and added complexity the game is hardware-demanding. You may have to spend a little bit on your gear if you really want to get the most out of it. So, please excuse me if you feel a little upset after seeing the system requirements:
//store.steampowered.com/app/730/CounterStrike_Global_Offensive/
3. ULTRAKILL:
Ultrakill takes you to the future, post the worst fight humanity has ever witnessed. A major war, and lost to machines. The journey starts after the extinction of human life, in Hell! You are V1, a bloodthirsty machine, venturing through different layers of hell. The layers of hell are designed inspired by the book “Inferno” [Layers of hell] written by Dante Alighieri. On your path through hell, you will encounter different entities like demons, damned souls, and of course your rival machines. But you defeat these creatures and use their blood as your fuel.
Personally, this was one of the most insane and ruthless FPS games I’ve ever experienced. Speed is something that makes this game exciting, at the same time, intense. Your character moves with immense speed. Unlike other popular FPS games, you won’t get time to blink. You will be shown information in fractions of a second. This will test every bit of your reaction capability and coordination of your eyes and fingers.
Sadly, this is the only game in this list that is a paid title. But you can still enjoy this game by downloading its demo version available on Steam. But before you do so, you may want to check the system requirement. Here you go:
//store.steampowered.com/app/1229490/ULTRAKILL/
5. AssaultCube:
This is one of the lightest FPS games. was built focusing towards online multiplayer gaming. This is an open-source online multiplayer game built on the Cube engine. It is slower than Quake but faster than Counter-Strike. Its complexity keeps you engaged, thanks to Cube’s fast-paced gameplay. You will start having fun from the very beginning. To be precise, you feel happy when you just start downloading the game. Its downloadable Exe file has a size of just 47.12 MB. In spite of such a small size, it manages to offer single-player mode using a lot of bots alongside multiplayer mode. The developers have made the source code publicly available. So, any developer can lay a hand and modify the game with their own ideas.
If you feel, your system is not just old but is a potato system. If the previously mentioned games still have more system requirements than your machine can offer, then this AssaultCube is just the right choice for you. Hold your breath, I am going to reveal the system requirement for this tiny game.
//assault.cubers.net/docs/getstarted.html#:~:text=System%20requirements&text=Processor%3A%20Intel%20Pentium%20III%20or,RAM%3A%20192%20MB
I was in a similar situation. My days of playing games on a low-end laptop seemed to be over. However, that is untrue. Though in most of the games we need to keep low settings for better output. There are countless amazing games freely available for low-end systems to keep you engaged. Few of them even offer outstanding graphics even on low-end PCs. But that is a topic for another blog.
What games run well on 4GB of RAM?
15 Best 4GB RAM PC Games – [With Minimum System Requirements].
Far Cry 3..
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag..
Sleeping Dogs..
Sniper Elite 3..
Grand Theft Auto IV..
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3..
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019..
Crysis 3..
Can 4 GB of RAM run games?
Yes, you can definitely play games on a low-end PC with 4GB of RAM. There are many games that are designed to run on systems with lower hardware specifications. You may want to look for games with lower system requirements such as indie games, older titles, or games specifically optimized for low-end PCs.
Which game can I play in a 1gb RAM?
Anyway here goes my list:.
Assassin's Creed [1,2,3,Brotherhood,Rouge,Revelations].
Watch Dogs..
Far Cry [3,4,Primal].
Crysis [1,2,3].
Tomb Raider..
GTA V [Play rest of them if you want].
Splinter Cell [Pandora Tomorrow, Conviction, Blacklist].
Prototype [1,2].
Is line of sight free?
Line of Sight is an online Free to Play FPS game, developed by an small independent studio, that tries to deliver many and unique features, such as detailed character and weapon customization.