We tell you what a free PC game is really like to start.

RigCrate covers free-to-play PC games and the hardware that runs them: what the first evening feels like, whether your PC can handle it, and who should skip it.

Who writes it

Jordan has been playing video games for 20 years and now plays free-to-play games on a mid-range Windows PC. We use a pen name to keep the editor’s private life separate from the site — not to invent an expert. There is one real person behind the byline.

What we actually play — and what we don’t

Every game page has a Hands-on box. It contains only what Jordan actually experienced: a few hours of play on a mid-range PC, written down as it was felt. We don’t stretch a short session into a 100-hour review, and we don’t claim results we didn’t see.

Everything else — characters, regions, banner rules, PC requirements — comes from official information and named sources, listed at the foot of each page. Hardware guides are built the same way: from the people who own the test benches (TechPowerUp, Tom’s Hardware, manufacturer sheets), cross-checked, with dated prices. We do not run a hardware lab and never say we do.

How we rate

Each game gets a tier from S to D. The method is public: How we rate.

How we make money

Partner links. When you install a game or buy hardware through them, we may earn a commission at no cost to you. It never decides a tier. Details: How we make money.

Corrections

If something here is wrong, write to contact@rigcrate.com with the page and what is off. Substantive corrections change the date at the top of the page.