Free games like Counter-Strike: Source
Below are 11 free-to-play Steam games similar to Counter-Strike: Source, 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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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to Counter-Strike: Source — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Counter-Strike: Source.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
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Battlerite
Free-to-play alternative to Counter-Strike: Source — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Counter-Strike: Source.
BATTLERITE is an action-packed team arena brawler. Experience the unique combination of top-down shooter meets fast-paced fighting game and challenge friends and foes in a battle of reaction. The Arena awaits!
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Splitgate
Free-to-play alternative to Counter-Strike: Source — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Counter-Strike: Source.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
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Dirty Bomb®
Free-to-play alternative to Counter-Strike: Source — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Counter-Strike: Source.
Work together or die alone! Fight to restore peace to London or tear it down for profit in the most challenging team based shooter around.
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PlanetSide 2
Free-to-play alternative to Counter-Strike: Source — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Counter-Strike: Source.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
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Combat Master: Season 5
Free-to-play alternative to Counter-Strike: Source — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Counter-Strike: Source.
Join fast-paced action-packed combat. Play Combat Master -- AAA experience on any hardware. Best-in-class multiplayer gunfight. Next-level extreme performance. Lightning-speed loading time and a whole lot more.
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THE FINALS
Free-to-play alternative to Counter-Strike: Source — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Counter-Strike: Source.
THE FINALS is the world’s first Dynamism Shooter, a free-to-play, fast-paced, physics-driven, first-person shooter set on the stage of the biggest Gameshow of the future! Fight for Fans and fortune in fully-destructible, virtual Arenas that guarantee no two rounds will ever play the same!
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King Arthur's Gold
Free-to-play alternative to Counter-Strike: Source — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Counter-Strike: Source.
Would you enjoy building CASTLES, traps and siege machines in MULTIPLAYER? And then undermine your opponents castle and collapse it with 2D PHYSICS & DESTRUCTION?
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Counter-Strike 2
Free-to-play alternative to Counter-Strike: Source — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Counter-Strike: Source.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
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Team Fortress 2
Free-to-play alternative to Counter-Strike: Source — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Counter-Strike: Source.
Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Free-to-play alternative to Counter-Strike: Source — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Counter-Strike: Source.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.