Free games like Ascend to ZERO
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Ascend to ZERO, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Ascend to ZERO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Ascend to ZERO.
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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Ascend to ZERO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Ascend to ZERO.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Ascend to ZERO — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Ascend to ZERO.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Ascend to ZERO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Ascend to ZERO.
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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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Ascend to ZERO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Ascend to ZERO.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Ascend to ZERO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and RPG with Ascend to ZERO.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Ascend to ZERO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Ascend to ZERO.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Free-to-play alternative to Ascend to ZERO — no purchase or trial window.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.