Free games like DEFECT
Below are 11 free-to-play Steam games similar to DEFECT, 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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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to DEFECT — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with DEFECT.
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 DEFECT — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with DEFECT.
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 DEFECT — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with DEFECT.
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 DEFECT — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with DEFECT.
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 DEFECT — 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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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to DEFECT — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Electoral Carnage
Free-to-play alternative to DEFECT — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with DEFECT.
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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Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to DEFECT — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with DEFECT.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
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Pavel Repin's Collection
Free-to-play alternative to DEFECT — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Try games of various genres and styles, from sports, to games with a deep plot. Discover new game universes and explore them alone, online or in co-op mode on one screen.
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Lightphobe
Free-to-play alternative to DEFECT — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with DEFECT.
Beware of the darkness... Lightphobe is an asymmetrical team-based PVP game that blends stealth action with fast-paced shooter gameplay. Pick a side and work together as a team to emerge victorious!
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Free-to-play alternative to DEFECT — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with DEFECT.
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.