Free games like Hardwar
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hardwar, 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Hardwar — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to Hardwar — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Hardwar.
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 Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Hardwar — no purchase or trial window.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to Hardwar — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Hardwar — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Hardwar.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Hardwar — 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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Aircar
Free-to-play alternative to Hardwar — no purchase or trial window.
A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.
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Waves
Free-to-play alternative to Hardwar — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Hardwar.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!