Best Free FPS Games to Play in October 2022

A few years ago, it was hard to find good free-to-play games that were not MMORPGs, and good free first-person shooters (FPS) hardly existed. Now, with options on Android and iOS as well as Xbox, PC and PlayStation consoles, players have almost too many choices when it comes to the best free FPS games. To save you from having to sift through all the options, we have put together the best free FPS games.

What Are the Free FPS Games? (October 2022)

Halo Infinite

The original console arena shooter is back with Halo Infinite, but now the entire multiplayer package is completely free for anyone on Xbox or PC. While shedding some light on the content with its progression model, the team at 343 is working on adding more maps and modes and smoothing out the battle passes to keep players busy. At its core, though, Halo Infinite's gameplay is rock solid. The weapons are satisfying to use, the movement is fluid, and everything has a nice, crisp sound.

Splitgate

Splitgate bills itself as "Halo meets Portal," and that is the best way to describe the game. It is a fast-paced, arena-based shooter where you and everyone else can create portals to flank, reposition and get around the map. That concept alone makes this game worth a look, but once you really feel how well it plays, you will stick with it match after match. You still need to be smart, though. Portals can only be placed on certain surfaces, so you cannot spam them anywhere to get yourself out of a bad situation.

Apex Legends

Quite a few years have passed since Respawn Entertainment released the excellent Titanfall 2, a full-price multiplayer shooter that combined its great on-foot gunplay with massive walking tanks providing deadly firepower. Instead of making a full sequel, the studio developed the free-to-play Apex Legends, a battle royale game cut from the same cloth as Call of Duty: Warzone. The only difference is that you play as one of 13 legends, each with unique abilities. Apex Legends takes place on a huge map full of teams of two or three.

Overwatch 2

The original game would have fit perfectly on this list if it had been free, but thankfully we can add its sequel, Overwatch 2. This hero shooter has everything you loved in the first game, if you played it, including every available hero and map, only with more content. New modes, heroes, map variants and the entire content roadmap are coming.