Free games like Protecto
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Protecto, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Protecto — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Protecto.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Protecto — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Protecto.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
- 3
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Protecto — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Protecto.
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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Protecto — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Protecto.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Virtual Cottage
Free-to-play alternative to Protecto — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Protecto.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Protecto — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Protecto.
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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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Protecto — no purchase or trial window.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to Protecto — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Protecto.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.