Warframe

Availability: Windows (Steam Deck YMMV), Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch

What if you’re in the mood for a strange yet beautiful sci-fi experience set in the far future of our solar system, but also want to grind for some cool loot with friends? Well, might I introduce you to the bizarre spectrum of sci-fi weirdness that is Warframe?

A third-person loot shooter, Warframe has you travel across the entire solar system via open-world environments and procedurally generated dungeons generated from gorgeously detailed sci-fi tilesets. Oh, and it’s free to play! Honestly, even if you’re not really looking for a loot shooter, Warframe is at least worth the download to get a taste of the odd and alluring designs of its lovely sci-fi world,which have few parallels in other games. But if you do stick around after taking in its strange sights, you’ll find a lengthy, rewarding multiplayer experience with a wonderfully mysterious story.

You might remember Warframe as that one free game you downloaded on your PS4 when there weren’t so many games on it. But from its humble beginnings in 2013, the game has grown and prospered to become a very diverse and entertaining experience.