Free games like Quake Live
Below are 11 free-to-play Steam games similar to Quake Live, 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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Dirty Bomb®
Free-to-play alternative to Quake Live — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Quake Live.
Work together or die alone! Fight to restore peace to London or tear it down for profit in the most challenging team based shooter around.
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Splitgate
Free-to-play alternative to Quake Live — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Quake Live.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Free-to-play alternative to Quake Live — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Quake Live.
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.
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to Quake Live — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Quake Live.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
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Bloodline Champions
Free-to-play alternative to Quake Live — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Quake Live.
Bloodline Champions is a Free-to-Play online PvP Arena game where players engage in short, intense battles of up to ten players divided into two teams. Each player takes control over one of several bloodlines, each with their own unique weapons and abilities. Easy to learn, challenging to master.
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Paint Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Quake Live — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Quake Live.
A fast-paced online arena FPS with jetpacks, hang gliders, fast respawns, 6-minute rounds and instant matches
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Counter-Strike 2
Free-to-play alternative to Quake Live — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Quake Live.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
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Orbital Gear
Free-to-play alternative to Quake Live — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Quake Live.
Orbital Gear is a fast paced sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give you momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of the twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies.
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Quake Champions
Free-to-play alternative to Quake Live — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Quake Live.
Step into the Arena. Compete against players from around the world in this fast-paced shooter that combines the dark mythos of the original Quake with the skill-based competition of Quake III Arena. Become a Champion.
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Reflex Arena
Free-to-play alternative to Quake Live — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Quake Live.
Reflex is a competitive Arena FPS that combines modern tech with the speed, precision and freedom of a 90s shooter. If you sunk countless hours into the Quake or Unreal series, Reflex will feel like a welcome return of the old school shooter feel.
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Battlerite
Free-to-play alternative to Quake Live — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Quake Live.
BATTLERITE is an action-packed team arena brawler. Experience the unique combination of top-down shooter meets fast-paced fighting game and challenge friends and foes in a battle of reaction. The Arena awaits!