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Free games like Blast Em!

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Blast Em!, 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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    Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt — Steam game cover

    Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    Free-to-play alternative to Blast Em! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.

    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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    Echoes+ — Steam game cover

    Echoes+

    Free-to-play alternative to Blast Em! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.

    Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

    2015ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Shooty Skies — Steam game cover

    Shooty Skies

    Free-to-play alternative to Blast Em! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.

    The creators of Crossy Road present Shooty Skies! Shoot, dodge, duck, goose and weave. Take to the skies!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    1982 — Steam game cover

    1982

    Free-to-play alternative to Blast Em! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.

    1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.

    2017ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    SWARMRIDERS — Steam game cover

    SWARMRIDERS

    Free-to-play alternative to Blast Em! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.

    SWARMRIDERS is a FREE "endless runner"+"twin stick shooter" ARCADE mashup. A "machine gun swarm surfing minigame" made as a bonus content for the UBERMOSH community.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    SQUIDS FROM SPACE — Steam game cover

    SQUIDS FROM SPACE

    Free-to-play alternative to Blast Em! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.

    SQUIDS FROM SPACE is an 8v8, team-based PvP top-down shooter where humans and the sinister Squid aliens wage war for the future of the Earth!

    2017ActionIndieCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Monsterland — Steam game cover

    Monsterland

    Free-to-play alternative to Blast Em! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.

    After years in cryoprison, Dr. Green awakens on a mutant-infested Earth colony. Seeking redemption and his estranged daughter Anna, he battles through a ravaged planet in a 4-hour campaign of intense combat, encounters, and adventure. Monsterland has hybrid tile/ASCII visuals & Steam Deck support.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    System Invaders — Steam game cover

    System Invaders

    Free-to-play alternative to Blast Em! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Blast Em!.

    Experience waves upon waves of viruses that have infected your computer. 5 Chapters with over 125 Waves of enemies! Play with your friends in local or online co-op! Can you destroy all the viruses?

    2020ActionIndieCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →