The Best Free PC, PlayStation Plus, Xbox Live Gold Games to Claim in April 2023

Everyone loves free games. Steam has a hefty collection of them, but some places offer titles for only a limited amount of time. Epic Games gives away multiple games a week. Amazon’s Prime Gaming subscription service has new titles each month. But if you’re not paying attention, you’ll lose out on a PC game you could have kept forever.

In an effort to help gamers know what’s out there to claim, we’re tracking the best free games available in a given month. While some titles are free outright, others are included as part of a subscription service. Here’s everything you can grab this month.

Free PlayStation Plus Games for April 2023

PlayStation Plus(Opens in a new window) is Sony’s online multiplayer and games subscription service. In early 2022, it rolled out new plans(Opens in a new window); prices vary depending on which tier you choose, but access starts at $9.99 per month. As part of the service, you can claim new games to keep every month, and they’re accessible as long as you have an active PlayStation Plus subscription. Subscribers who own a PS5 can also keep games from a curated selection of titles.

Claim games from your console by choosing the PlayStation Plus button on the PlayStation home screen or going through the PlayStation Network Store. Games can also be added from the PlayStation Store(Opens in a new window) website as long as Automatic Downloads(Opens in a new window) are enabled. Once this is set up, you can add games from the web store and they’ll be remotely downloaded to your console.

Battlefield 2042 (Until April 3)

As noted in our review of the game, Battlefield 2042(Opens in a new window) is an ambitious shooter that features the excellent Portal mode-creation tool, as well as a few, cool game types. Unlike other installments of the series, it doesn’t have a single-player campaign but does have several multiplayer modes.

Minecraft Dungeons (Until April 3)

According to our review, Minecraft Dungeons(Opens in a new window) takes the smash hit construction game into an action-packed new genre, but keeps the friendly aesthetic and accessibility kids love.

Code Vein (Until April 3)

Inspired by the Dark Souls series, Code Vein(Opens in a new window) is an open-world action RPG where you and another character must team up and defend each other in a world of interconnected dungeons.

Meet Your Maker (April 4-May 1)

Billed as a post-apocalyptic first-person building and raiding game, Meet Your Maker(Opens in a new window) is an online multiplayer game where players build their outpost and then attack other players. The game also has a deep editing feature that allows players to create, edit, and share their outposts.

Sackboy: A Big Adventure (April 4-May 1)

Featuring gorgeous graphics and wildly inventive stages, the 3D platformer Sackboy: A Big Adventure(Opens in a new window) is an underrated gem of a game. The game’s PC port earned our Editors’ Choice distinction.

Tails of Iron (April 4-May 1)

Tails of Iron(Opens in a new window) is an action RPG game with brutal soulslike combat and beautiful hand-drawn art. You are a rat prince who must take on the evil frog clan and take back your kingdom. Customize your attacks, craft weapons and armor, and recruit companions on your way to victory.

PlayStation Plus Collection – PS5 Only (Until May 9)

Those who own a PlayStation 5 and subscribe to PlayStation Plus have access to a curated collection(Opens in a new window) of PS4 games. These games can be claimed any time between now and May 9, but will remain playable as long as you have an active subscription. The lineup of games, from Sony and partner studios, includes gems like Bloodborne, Fallout 4, God of War, The Last of Us Remastered, Monster Hunter: World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, and more.

Free Xbox Live Gold Games for April 2023

Xbox Live Gold(Opens in a new window) is the premium subscription tier of the Xbox Live online gaming service that costs $9.99 a month or $24.99 for three months. It’s also included in the cost of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Among the many perks are free Xbox games every month. Claimed games can only be played as long as you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription.

To claim your free games with an Xbox Live Gold subscription, go to the Gold section on your Xbox console or visit this page(Opens in a new window) on a computer to queue up the game for download (if you have remote installs(Opens in a new window) enabled). Games are added on the 1st and 16th of every month.

Trüberbrook (Until March 31)

Trüberbrook(Opens in a new window) is a sci-fi mystery adventure game created using handmade miniatures and inspired by Twin Peaks and The X-Files. Sent to Cold War-era Germany on vacation, you will instead uncover a mystery and maybe even save the world.

Sudden Strike 4 – Complete Collection (Until March 31)

A real-time strategy game set during World War II, Sudden Strike 4(Opens in a new window) allows you to take control of over 100 different units as the commander of Allied, German, or Soviet forces. Each commander has their own unique abilities to allow for different approaches to combat.

Lamentum (Until April 15)

Lasmentum(Opens in a new window) is a pixel art survival horror game set in the mid-19th century, where you must venture into a mansion filled with otherworldly monsters in order to find a cure for your sick wife.

Out of Space: Couch Edition (April 1-30)

Out of Space is a survival and strategy co-op multiplayer game where you must use cleaning supplies to eliminate and clean up after an alien invasion on your crew’s spaceship.

Peaky Blinders: Mastermind (April 16-May 15)

Taking place before the start of the show, this puzzle adventure game follows the Shelby clan as they build their empire. You will fight enemies, hide from the law, and even manipulate time in order to pull off your schemes.

Free Epic Games Store Games for April 2023

Epic Games gives away free titles every week; no need for a subscription. Head over to the Epic Games Store website(Opens in a new window) or open the launcher, scroll down to the Free Games section, and hit the Free Now banner on the title you want. Then, go through the process as if you were purchasing the game. You won’t be charged, and the game will appear in your games library on the Epic Games launcher.

Tunche (Until April 6)

In Tunche(Opens in a new window), your mission is to save the Amazon Rainforest in this hand-drawn beat ’em up. Choose one of five characters and use their unique abilities to fight off enemies on your own or with a friend.

The Silent Age (Until April 6)

The Silent Age(Opens in a new window) is a point-and-click adventure game where you must use time travel to learn about the mysterious fate of the human race and ultimately prevent our extinction.

Dying Light: Enhanced Edition (April 6 – 13)

Dying Light(Opens in a new window) is a survival horror game set in an open world infested with zombies. The game focuses on weapons-based combat and parkour traversal, and features a day-night cycle that changes the nature of your enemies.

Blazing Sails (April 6 – 13)

In this PvP pirate survival game, you will build your own ship, band together with other players, and fight against other crews. Blazing Sails(Opens in a new window) features multiple game modes, maps, weapons, and ships to create different playstyles and epic battles.

Free Prime Gaming Games for April 2023

Prime Gaming (formerly known as Twitch Prime) is a subscription service that provides in-game loot, free games, and a selection of playable games on Amazon Luna each month. The service costs $12.99 a month with a free 30-day trial or comes included with your $139 Amazon Prime subscription. Navigate to the Prime Gaming page(Opens in a new window), select the Games tab, and select the Claim button next to the titles you want.

To play games offered by Prime Gaming, you must download the Amazon Games launcher. Click the Download and Play link that appears next to the Claim button. In the pop-up window, click the link that says Download the Amazon Games Apps (Windows) to install the launcher. Once installed, Prime Gaming titles can be claimed via the launcher.

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition (Until April 4)

Set in the Forgotten Realms, Baldur’s Gate follows a party of adventurers as they explore the Sword Coast and look to prevent a war. The Enhanced Edition is a remake of the classic RPG that includes the main campaign, the original expansion, and a new story.

Adios (Until April 11)

Billed as a cinematic first-person game, Adios puts you in the role of a pig farmer who decides he is no longer okay with the mob using his pigs to dispose of bodies.

I Am Fish (Until April 11)

In this physics-based 3D platformer, you control one of four fish who have escaped from a pet shop fish tank. Your mission is to swim, fly, roll, and bite your way to the open ocean.

Faraway 3: Arctic Escape (Until April 18)

In this relaxing room escape game, you must solve puzzles in order to advance through a mysterious temple on an arctic continent.

Book of Demons (Until April 25)

Book of Demons is a card-based hack-and-slash RPG set in a procedurally generated dungeon beneath the Old Cathedral in what the developer calls the Paperverse.

Peaky Blinders: Mastermind (Until April 25)

Taking place before the start of the show, this puzzle adventure game follows the Shelby clan as they build their empire. You will fight enemies, hide from the law, and even manipulate time in order to pull off your schemes.

Wolfenstein: The New Order (Starting April 6)

Wolfenstein: The New Order reimagines the classic FPS as an action-adventure game where the Nazis won World War II and now control much of the world. You play as B.J. Blazkowicz, and as part of the resistance, you use firearms, melee attacks, and stealth to fight back and take out evil super scientist Deathshead.

The Beast Inside (Starting April 13)

In this survival horror game, you play as two characters separated by centuries who are connected by the dark history of the same haunted house.

Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition (Starting April 13)

A remake of the classic RPG, this game includes the base Icewind Dale game and its expansions. Set in the Forgotten Realms of Dungeons & Dragons lore, the game follows a group of adventurers who must investigate a mysterious evil plaguing the land.

Beholder 2 (Starting April 20)

In this simulation game, you are an intern working for the central ministry of a totalitarian state. You will manipulate your way up the food chain by plotting against your coworkers, spying on your boss, and performing your bureaucratic duties. Or you can decide to expose corruption and fight against the state.

Terraformers (Starting April 20)

This turn-based colony builder and resource management game puts you in control of humanity’s efforts to populate Mars. You will gather resources, found cities, construct buildings, grow new life, manipulate the environment, and more.

Grime (Starting April 27)

In the fast-paced Metroidvania Grime, you control an organism that can absorb the abilities of the enemies you defeat. The game then allows you to level up only the abilities that match your playstyle.

Classic SNK Titles

SNK has made several classic titles free to claim for the foreseeable future, including:

• Art of Fighting 3 (Starting April 6)

• Crossed Swords (Starting April 13)

• Ghost Pilots (Starting April 13)

• The King of Fighters 2003

• The Last Blade

• The Last Blade 2

• Magician Lord (Starting April 27)

• Metal Slug

• Metal Slug X

• Metal Slug 3

• Metal Slug 4 (Starting April 20)

• Ninja Commando (Starting April 6)

• Ninja Masters (Starting April 20)

• Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers

• Sengoku (Starting April 27)

• SNK 40th Anniversary Collection

• Twinkle Star Sprites