Free games like Forward Defense
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Forward Defense, 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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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to Forward Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Forward Defense.
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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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Forward Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Forward Defense.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Forward Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forward Defense.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Forward Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Forward Defense.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
Free-to-play alternative to Forward Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Forward Defense.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
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The Last Sovereign
Free-to-play alternative to Forward Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Forward Defense.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
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Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Forward Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Forward Defense.
《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 Forward Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Forward Defense.
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.