We've all been there. I remember back in high school scavenging every free-to-play game on the play store. To this day I have no standards for graphics and frame-rates, since I always gamed on old and low-end hardware. Something I didn't know back then (maybe it wasn't true back then); there are plenty of great indie games that are dirt cheap and light enough run on old laptops. might have to tailor your tastes in that direction for a while to match your budget. I think there were plenty of this type of game in this post and its comments.