If you have already watched all Netflix series, read all those books you bought but had not read yet, now is the perfect time to play videogames! French entertainment companies Ubisoft and Ankama make some games free for a few days. You can benefit also from discounts on your favorite platforms. We picked the best French video games and applications you can play for free right now. Enjoy!
If you try to keep your children busy
Oh! The magic drawing app by Louis Rigaud and Anouck Boisrobert
It all starts with ten colored shapes sliding on the screen. Suddenly, a few strokes of a pen turn them into funny or poetic drawings. As if by magic, a tree grows, a cat meow, a little girl starts to dance…
3-6 years old
Available in English and French online, on Google Play and Apple Store
Once upon many times by Valentin Gall et Olivier Castille
In “Once upon many times”, the young reader is the author of the story: he/she chooses the cast, the main character, the different points of view, the confrontation of narratives, etc. To play and (re)play for bedtime stories or educational activities!
4 years-old and over
Available in English and French on Apple Store
Rabbids Coding by Ubisoft
Rabbids Coding presents the ideas and concept of learning how to code. Players are tasked with cleaning up a spaceship overrun with Rabbids. The easy-to-understand menu and user interface encourage experimentation and learning at a comfortable pace.
8 years-old and over
Available in English and French on PC via Uplay
If you are looking for other adventures than exploring your own apartment
Child of Light by Ubisoft
Set in the fantastical, watercolored world of Lemuria, Child of Light stars Aurora, a princess on a quest to save her kingdom with the help of a mystical companion named Igniculus. Throughout her journey, Aurora will recruit a colorful cast of allies to join her in the fight, confront enemies in turn-based combat, upgrade her team's skills and gear to take on bigger challenges, and solve puzzles to progress through the world.
7 years-old and over
Available in English and French on PC via Uplay (Free from March 24 to March 28)
Dofus by Ankama
Dofus is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). Head out on a quest to obtain powerful dragon eggs, the Dofus, in a universe of heroic fantasy and offbeat humor. Create your own hero in one of the 18-character classes available. The gameplay of each class is unique - which can come in handy when you join forces in a Guild.
12 years-old and over
Available in English on PC via Dofus website
A Blind Legend by Plug In Digital and Dowino
A Blind Legend is the first-ever action-adventure game without video – where ears replace eyes! Discover the original, innovative sensory experience of binaural 3D sound.
12 years-old and over
Available in English on Google Play or Apple Store
If you miss nature, fresh air and dream of new landscapes
Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac by La Poule Noire
Join 40-something eccentric outcast Edgar as he sets out to Boulzac to save his beloved squash alongside his trusty hen, and instead uncovers an unearthly secret at the heart of the city. Edgar is a comic narrative game set in a weird and rich universe. The action takes place in a small city, reminiscent of the French countryside with its share of cliché and fascinating characters.
Available in English on Itch (demo). Check each day Edgar’s Twitter account to win free “quarantine keys” for Steam
Janga by Concrete Games
Janga is a 360° gardening game in space: explore a colorful open world that defies the laws of gravity, create mountains and rainforests with surprising properties, travel with your ice bridges, crossbreed dancing plants to discover hundreds of absurd combinations like a mad biologist.
8 years-old and over
Available in English on PC via Itch or Steam (demo version)
Mu Cartographer by Titouan Millet
Mu Cartographer is a contemplative game experience which combines aesthetic sandbox and experimental treasure hunt. Manipulate an abstract machine to shape and explore colorful landscapes, and find the mysteries hidden in a shifting world.
6 years-old and over
Available for free (for a limited period of time) on Itch
If you like graphic design games
Vectronom by Ludopium and ARTE
Vectronom is a rhythm-based 3D platformer played in isometric view. Obstacles in the levels change in sync with the music, forcing players to memorize patterns and solve environment-specific riddles while moving to the beat of the music.
3 years-old and more
Available on Steam (free demo)
The Unic by Lozange Lab
The Unic is an observation mobile game which should thrill any pattern and design lover. Whether you know what polka dots, tartan, argyle or gingham are, get ready to enjoy yourself in this fresh, highly colored and delicately crafted game!
3 years-old and more
Available in English on AppStore and Google Play
Fragments of Euclid by NuSan
Fragments of Euclid is a game about exploring and solving puzzle in a mind-bending environment inspired by Maurits Cornelis Escher. Enjoy the peaceful mood while trying to understand this strangely connected world.
7 years-old and more
Available in English on Itch
Last but not least: If you think life is strange
Life is Strange by Don't Nod Entertainment
Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future. Follow the story of Max Caulfield, a photography senior who discovers she can rewind time while saving her best friend Chloe Price.
17 years-old and over
Available in English on Steam and Xbox. Play the first episode for free and get 80% off on the complete game.
