Free games like Apocalyptica
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Apocalyptica, 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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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Apocalyptica — no purchase or trial window.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to Apocalyptica — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Apocalyptica.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Apocalyptica — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
Free-to-play alternative to Apocalyptica — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Apocalyptica.
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
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Outpath: First Journey
Free-to-play alternative to Apocalyptica — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Apocalyptica.
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
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I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
Free-to-play alternative to Apocalyptica — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Apocalyptica.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Apocalyptica — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Apocalyptica.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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erdetspill
Free-to-play alternative to Apocalyptica — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Apocalyptica.
Bestefar vil ha 2 is. Du må skaffe de. Det viser seg å være mer komplisert enn du trodde. Et absurd førstepersons-eventyrspill der du navigerer norsk byråkrati, snakker med rare folk og løser meningsløse oppdrag - i en liten norsk bygd.
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Ultimate Multiplayer Survival Engine
Free-to-play alternative to Apocalyptica — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Apocalyptica.
The only goal is survival. Explore a dangerous world, gather resources, craft equipment, build shelter, and fight to stay alive. Whether alone or with friends, every decision could mean the difference between thriving and losing everything.