On Google Stadia it is possible to try three new games for free, and without even creating an account: Humankind, Super Animal Royale and World War Z: Aftermath. Basically just click on the specific links, which we include below, log in with your standard Google account, press the red button with the word Play – x minutes free, and after accepting some popup warnings you can proceed with your game.
Android Central reported it, but we report having had luck with Humankind and World War Z: Aftermath, while with Super Animal Royale no – by the way it is a free-to-play title, so, here, it is always played for free.
Humankind, which is a 4X-type turn-based strategy (sub-genre that includes games in which you have to explore, expand, exploit and exterminate – or, in English, “eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate”) offers a 120-minute trial, while in World War Z: Aftermath, a third-person shooter set in the middle of a zombie apocalypse, you have to settle for 60 minutes. The latter game is also part of the April free games reserved for Stadia Pro subscribers.
The “near-seamless” test feature was introduced a few weeks ago by Google as part of an initiative to make the service more attractive to both developers and gamers. As we said, it is still necessary to log in with a Google account, but it is also true that nowadays those without one are part of a very small minority. It’s already a huge step up from creating a specific Stadia account/profile, but it’s worth noting that the company is still considering eliminating that last barrier as well.
Here are the links (we also include the Super Animal Royale one for completeness, in case, let us know if it works for you):