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Free games like Yars: Recharged

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Yars: Recharged, 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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    Awaria — Steam game cover

    Awaria

    Free-to-play alternative to Yars: Recharged — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover

    UNBEATABLE [white label]

    Free-to-play alternative to Yars: Recharged — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.

    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 Yars: Recharged — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.

    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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    Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt — Steam game cover

    Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    Free-to-play alternative to Yars: Recharged — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.

    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 Yars: Recharged — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.

    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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    Waves — Steam game cover

    Waves

    Free-to-play alternative to Yars: Recharged — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.

    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!

    2011ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Evil Egg — Steam game cover

    Evil Egg

    Free-to-play alternative to Yars: Recharged — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.

    Blast it all to hell.

    2025ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Wires And Whiskers — Steam game cover

    Wires And Whiskers

    Free-to-play alternative to Yars: Recharged — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.

    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.

    2025ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    SUPER CIRCUIT BREAKERS — Steam game cover

    SUPER CIRCUIT BREAKERS

    Free-to-play alternative to Yars: Recharged — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Yars: Recharged.

    Back with new weapons, new enemies, and with more circuits to break than ever! Destroy millions of robots in this free-to-play shooter with up to 6 players local or online.

    2020ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →