Free PS5 and Xbox Games: How to Claim Them

Console players get free games too — you just need to know where the taps are. Here's every way to claim free games on PS5 and Xbox in 2026.

PlayStation: Free Games Monthly

PS Plus Essential members get 2-3 free games monthly — claim them in the store, keep them while subscribed. Even the cheapest tier adds up to 30+ games a year.

Beyond the subscription:

**Fortnite, Warzone, Apex, Rocket League** — the free-to-play giants run natively

**PS Store free sections** — rotating demos and F2P titles

**Giveaway events** — publishers occasionally drop free themes, avatars and full games; we track console giveaways when they appear on the [giveaways page](/giveaways)

Xbox: The Greener Grass

Xbox is unusually generous:

**Games with Gold** (Game Pass Core) — free monthly games, claimed and kept

**Free Play Days** — full access to paid games every weekend

**Xbox Free Play Days for All** — occasional open weekends on big titles

The same F2P giants: Fortnite, Warzone, Apex, Warframe with full cross-play

Free-to-Play Consoles Classics

The best free console games right now:

**Fortnite** — everything, everywhere, all at once

**Call of Duty: Warzone** — the biggest BR on console

**Rocket League** — car soccer, forever free

**Apex Legends** — the best console BR gunplay

**Warframe** — a decade of content, full cross-save

Pro Tips for Console Freebies

1. Claim even if you'll play later — libraries are forever, offers aren't

2. Check PS Store / Xbox Store weekly — freebies hide in the storefronts

3. Watch cross-platform giveaways — a Steam key might have a console sibling offer

4. PS Plus games must be claimed in the window — adding to library ≠ claimed

Track Every Console Giveaway

Console giveaways appear alongside PC ones on FreeDeck's giveaways tracker — filter by platform to see PlayStation and Xbox offers the moment they go live. And the games catalog covers 400+ free titles you can play today.