I wouldn't recommend a free VPN, they are usually pretty slow, have very few servers and are known to sell your private data. Most of the paid services are reasonably priced, I personally use nord vpn, but I heard good things about SurfShark and Expr...
You have a pretty weak laptop, you probably can only run low graphic indie games. Before downloading the games just check if your specifications meet the recommended or at least the minimum requirements of the game.
