Free games like Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale, 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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Waves
Free-to-play alternative to Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale.
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!
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Evil Egg
Free-to-play alternative to Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale.
Blast it all to hell.
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SCP – Containment Breach
Free-to-play alternative to Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale.
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
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DCS World Steam Edition
Free-to-play alternative to Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale.
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
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Sven Co-op
Free-to-play alternative to Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale.
Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life. In this game players must work together against computer controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team.
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Aperture Desk Job
Free-to-play alternative to Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale.
Introducing Aperture Desk Job — a free playable short made for the Steam Deck, set in the universe of the modestly popular Portal games.
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MechWarrior Online™ Legends
Free-to-play alternative to Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Simulation with Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale.
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
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Learn to Fly 3
Free-to-play alternative to Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Colony: A Convict's Tale.
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!