Free games like Retrograde
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Retrograde, 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 Retrograde — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Retrograde.
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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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to Retrograde — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Retrograde.
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 Retrograde — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde.
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 Retrograde — 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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Wheelchair Wizards
Free-to-play alternative to Retrograde — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
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Hog Hunter 2021
Free-to-play alternative to Retrograde — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde.
Hog hunter is a short atmospheric game about catching hogs out in the wild, be careful though not everything in the woods is safe...
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Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Retrograde — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
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Wires And Whiskers
Free-to-play alternative to Retrograde — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
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FPSCore
Free-to-play alternative to Retrograde — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Retrograde.
Competitive arena based FPS. If you enjoyed the Quake series and are looking for a fast paced, skill based, action packed multiplayer PVP shooter then look no further. FPSCore comes packed with the old school movement mechanics you know and love; bunny hopping, rocket jumping, wall surfing and more!