FreeToGame API

Free games API with no key: 400+ free-to-play PC and browser games with genres, platforms, screenshots, descriptions and release dates. Tested example.

No API key requiredCORS enabledHTTPSFree tier

Endpoint tested and returned HTTP 200 on 19 Aug 2026

What is the FreeToGame API?

FreeToGame is a free, key-free API cataloguing more than 400 free-to-play games across PC and browser, with genre, platform, publisher, screenshots and release date for each.

FreeToGame indexes free-to-play titles specifically, which makes it a focused dataset rather than a general games encyclopaedia. Each entry has a thumbnail, description, genre, platform and a link to play.

Filtering by genre, platform and sort order is built in, so building a browsable game directory is mostly a matter of rendering the response. The detailed endpoint adds screenshots and minimum system requirements.

Quick facts

Base URL: https://www.freetogame.com/api
Authentication: No API key required.
Rate limit: No published limit; fair use expected.
Pricing: Free.
CORS: Enabled — callable directly from browser JavaScript
Official docs: Read the docs

How to use the FreeToGame API

Every request below was executed against the live API on 19 Aug 2026, and the response shown is the real body it returned — not an illustration.

1. List free-to-play PC games

GET https://www.freetogame.com/api/games?platform=pc

curl

curl 'https://www.freetogame.com/api/games?platform=pc'

JavaScript (fetch)

const res = await fetch("https://www.freetogame.com/api/games?platform=pc");
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${res.status}`);
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

Python (requests)

import requests

res = requests.get("https://www.freetogame.com/api/games?platform=pc", timeout=20)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

Response — HTTP 200 (truncated)

[
  {
    "id": 540,
    "title": "Overwatch",
    "thumbnail": "https://www.freetogame.com/g/540/thumbnail.jpg",
    "short_description": "A hero-focused first-person team shooter from Blizzard Entertainment.",
    "game_url": "https://www.freetogame.com/open/overwatch",
    "genre": "Shooter",
    "platform": "PC (Windows)",
    "publisher": "Activision Blizzard",
    "developer": "Blizzard Entertainment",
    "release_date": "2022-10-04",
    "freetogame_profile_url": "https://www.freetogame.com/overwatch"
  },
  {
    "id": 516,
    "title": "PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS",
    "thumbnail": "https://www.freetogame.com/g/516/thumbnail.jpg",
    "short_description": "Get into the action in one of the longest running battle royale games PUBG Battlegrounds.",
    "game_url": "https://www.freetogame.com/open/pubg",
    "genre": "Shooter",
    "platform": "PC (Windows)",
    "publisher": "KRAFTON, Inc.",
    "developer": "KRAFTON, Inc.",
    "release_date": "2022-01-12",
    "freetogame_profile_url": "https://www.freetogame.com/pubg"
  },
  {
    "id": 508,
    "title": "Enlisted",
    "thumbnail": "https://www.freetogame.com/g/508/thumbnail.jpg",
    "short_description": "Get ready to command your own World War II military squad in Gaijin and Darkflow Software’s MMO squad-based shooter Enlisted. ",
    "game_url": "https://www.freetogame.com/open/enlisted",
    "genre": "Shooter",
    "platform": "PC (Windows)",
    "publisher": "Gaijin Entertainment",
    "developer": "Darkflow Software",
    "release_date": "2021-04-08",
    "freetogame_profile_url": "https://www.freetogame.com/enli

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`games`	path	Optional	All games, optionally filtered. `games`
`platform`	string	Optional	pc, browser or all. `pc`
`category`	string	Optional	Genre filter such as shooter or mmorpg. `shooter`
`sort-by`	string	Optional	release-date, popularity, alphabetical or relevance. `popularity`
`game?id=`	integer	Optional	Full detail for one game including screenshots. `540`

Response fields

idinteger: Game identifier.
titlestring: Game title.
thumbnailstring: Thumbnail image URL.
short_descriptionstring: One-line summary.
game_urlstring: Link to play or download.
genrestring: Primary genre.
platformstring: PC (Windows), Web Browser, or both.
release_datestring: Release date as YYYY-MM-DD.

What you can build with the FreeToGame API

Build a free games directory with genre and platform filters
Recommend games matching a user's platform
Create a gaming news or discovery site
Practise filtering and sorting against a real API

Common errors and how to fix them

Empty array

Filter combination matched nothing.

Fix: Category and platform values are lowercase slugs; check the docs for the valid list.

Missing screenshots

The list endpoint returns summary records only.

Fix: Request /api/game?id=<id> for full detail including screenshots and system requirements.

FreeToGame API — frequently asked questions

Is the FreeToGame API free?

Yes, completely free with no API key or registration.

How many games are catalogued?

Over 400 free-to-play titles across PC and browser platforms.

How do I get screenshots for a game?

The list endpoint returns summaries. Request /api/game?id=<id> for the detailed record, which includes screenshots and minimum system requirements.

Can I filter by genre?

Yes, use the `category` parameter with a lowercase genre slug such as shooter, mmorpg or strategy, and combine it with `platform`.

Tools that pair with this API

JSON Formatter

Format, beautify and minify JSON online with 2-space, 4-space or tab indentation. Sort keys alphabetically and catch syntax errors instantly — free and private.

Image Cropper

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FreeToGame is an independent third-party service and is not affiliated with ByteTools or ByteVancer. Details on this page were verified on 19 Aug 2026; always check the official documentation before relying on this API in production, as terms and limits can change.