Free games like Plains of Pain
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Plains of Pain, 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 Plains of Pain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Plains of Pain.
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 Plains of Pain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Plains of Pain.
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 Plains of Pain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
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 Plains of Pain — 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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Electoral Carnage
Free-to-play alternative to Plains of Pain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Early Access with Plains of Pain.
Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?
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Aircar
Free-to-play alternative to Plains of Pain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Plains of Pain.
A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.
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Free-to-play alternative to Plains of Pain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Plains of Pain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
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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Will To Live Online
Free-to-play alternative to Plains of Pain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Plains of Pain.
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.