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Free games like Insect Swarm

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Insect Swarm, 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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    Travellin Cats in Paris — Steam game cover

    Travellin Cats in Paris

    Free-to-play alternative to Insect Swarm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Insect Swarm.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover

    UNBEATABLE [white label]

    Free-to-play alternative to Insect Swarm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Insect Swarm.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Disfigure — Steam game cover

    Disfigure

    Free-to-play alternative to Insect Swarm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Insect Swarm.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    DORONKO WANKO — Steam game cover

    DORONKO WANKO

    Free-to-play alternative to Insect Swarm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Casual with Insect Swarm.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt — Steam game cover

    Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    Free-to-play alternative to Insect Swarm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Insect Swarm.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1 — Steam game cover

    I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    Free-to-play alternative to Insect Swarm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Insect Swarm.

    A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    DOGWALK — Steam game cover

    DOGWALK

    Free-to-play alternative to Insect Swarm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Insect Swarm.

    Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.

    2025IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Insect Swarm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Insect Swarm.

    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.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →