Free games like Katana Arena
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to Katana Arena, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Katana Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Katana Arena.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Katana Arena — no purchase or trial window.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Katana Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Katana Arena.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to Katana Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Katana Arena.
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 Katana Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Katana Arena.
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 Katana Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Katana Arena.
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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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to Katana Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Katana Arena.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Katana Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Katana Arena.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Hanako: Honor & Blade
Free-to-play alternative to Katana Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Katana Arena.
Hanako: Honor & Blade is a multiplayer melee experience set in Feudal Japan, with up to 24 players. Become one of four distinct warrior classes. Dominate the battlefield through multiple game modes and maps. ------ Full Release September 15th, 2021... 14 years in the making!
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Toribash Next
Free-to-play alternative to Katana Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Katana Arena.
Toribash Next is the sequel to Toribash, the award-winning turn-based sandbox fighting game, developed by Nabi Studios. More players and fighting, weapons and blood, and ultimately - more fun.