Free games like Outwars
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Outwars, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. No purchase or Steam login required to view the list. Every pick is a full free-to-play title — not a demo, trial, or time-limited giveaway. imho.run's catalogue refreshes daily, so newly free or newly popular titles surface here without manual editing.
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Ranked picks
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to Outwars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Outwars.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Outwars — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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South Scrimshaw, Part One
Free-to-play alternative to Outwars — no purchase or trial window.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
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Warframe
Free-to-play alternative to Outwars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Outwars.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Free-to-play alternative to Outwars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Outwars.
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
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STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
Free-to-play alternative to Outwars — no purchase or trial window.
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.
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PlanetSide 2
Free-to-play alternative to Outwars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Outwars.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
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Alien Swarm
Free-to-play alternative to Outwars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Outwars.
Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.