What are the best free to play games that are not pay to win for a low spec PC?

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Best free to play games that are not pay to win for a low spec PC	Price	Steam Rating	Genre
-- Dwarf Fortress	-	-	-
-- Unturned	Free	Very Positive	Survival
-- StarCraft II	free	-	RTS
-- Dota 2	Free	Very Positive	MOBA
-- Team Fortress 2	Free	Overwhelmingly Positive	Hero-based FPS

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My Recommendation for Dwarf Fortress

My Recommendation for Dwarf Fortress

Lots of ways to die, no ways to win.

Controls are complex and often counterintuitive

Renowned for depth of simulation and emergent gameplay

ASCII text-based display (alternatives available via mods)

Base game is free (supported by donations)

No inherent goals or objectives

Continuous active development is planned for decades to come

"Starter Pack" offers a streamlined introduction

Sim-like "Fortress" and roguelike "Adventurer" modes

Massive randomly-generated worlds persist across multiple games

My Recommendation for Unturned

My Recommendation for Unturned

Fair F2P model where no single person has a false advantage over anyone else

Childish community

Fun and intuitive crafting system allows the player to explore tons of combinations of items

Players die, a lot, through no fault of their own.

Selection of weapons allows anyone to find something they enjoy using

Active developer who listens to their community

Plenty of things to do in-game, including combat, crafting, and exploring

PvP winds up being very tense as the resources in the game are very limited

Well made maps where each is designed with purpose

Works great on low-end hardware

Easily mod or add custom maps through Steam Workshop

My Recommendation for StarCraft II

My Recommendation for StarCraft II

Campaign features an engaging story and acts as a tutorial

Starcraft I units are unavailable

Big player base

Large focus on micromanagement

Has an active eSports scene

Free to play

Gives in-game access to a wide variety of community created games/mods

Well balanced, asymmetrical gameplay

My Recommendation for Dota 2

My Recommendation for Dota 2

Can be played online and offline

It's got a huge learning curve

Incredibly deep gameplay

Will consume a lot of time if you are not careful

Very active professional scene

Rude, toxic community

Has user-created custom games

Broken Patches

Dota 2 has the world's biggest e-sports tournament

You love and hate the game

A very diverse MOBA

Game has been broken down to make it noob friendly

Deny creeps

Players can trade self-made cosmetic items

Moba-leading graphics

Fair free-to-play business model

Regularly updated

Start with all heroes

It's very well-balanced

Cross-platform

My Recommendation for Team Fortress 2

My Recommendation for Team Fortress 2

Random critical hits add a significant luck element into the game and push certain types of players out

Tons to do in the game with plenty of game modes and plenty of community mods

Free accounts are slightly limited

Hectic FPS gameplay that utilizes 9 distinct classes, each with lots of varied items

Taunt spam

Fun and humorous gameplay with graphics and sound that fit with this theme

Offline LAN support is pretty easy to implement

Cross-platform

Fair free to play model

Pretty good VR support and options

Includes Mann vs. Machine, a ridiculously fun co-op mode

Completely free to download and play any existing section of the game

Engaged, active, fun, and creative community give the game a welcoming feel, even for outsiders

My Recommendation for Clicker Heroes

My Recommendation for Clicker Heroes

Free to play

Grinding mechanic

Fun boss battles

Free to play

My Recommendation for Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft