Xbox: Free Games You Can Play Without Gold

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Microsoft made a big move to make free-to-play Xbox games infinitely more accessible. Previously, an Xbox Live Gold subscription was required to play «free» games on the service, effectively making their free-to-play label as misnomer. Now that all free-to-play Xbox games are truly free to play, some fans may be wondering where exactly to start, as there's quite a few titles that are part of the lineup.

The free-to-play Xbox games list is already quite the long one and will grow with time. For now, though, there's already quite the selection of free-to-play games readily available for Xbox users to choose from.

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While there are many free games on Xbox without Gold, some definitely stand out more than others. Those who want to play the best of the best free Xbox games may want to consider checking out some of the heavy hitters first.

Updated February 9, 2022 by Dalton Cooper: In the past year, the list of free Xbox games that players can play without signing up for Xbox Live Gold has seen two major additions, strengthening the lineup and giving Xbox's free-to-play library a significant boost.

In November 2021, Xbox released the Halo Infinite multiplayer experience. While the Halo Infinite campaign requires players to buy the game or sign up for Xbox Game Pass, the multiplayer is free-to-play and completely available to everyone. And since Halo is Xbox's flagship franchise, the ability to play the game's multiplayer without paying a dime is not insignificant.

Then in January 2022, Krafton relaunched PUBG: Battlegrounds as a free-to-play experience. PUBG: Battlegrounds became one of the best-selling video games of all time while it was being pushed as a premium