Free games like A Year Of Rain
Below are 11 free-to-play Steam games similar to A Year Of Rain, 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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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to A Year Of Rain — no purchase or trial window.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to A Year Of Rain — no purchase or trial window.
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 Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to A Year Of Rain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with A Year Of Rain.
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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Cube Escape: Paradox
Free-to-play alternative to A Year Of Rain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with A Year Of Rain.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to A Year Of Rain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Year Of Rain.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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Epic Battle Fantasy 3
Free-to-play alternative to A Year Of Rain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with A Year Of Rain.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to A Year Of Rain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Year Of Rain.
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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Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
Free-to-play alternative to A Year Of Rain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with A Year Of Rain.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
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Lightphobe
Free-to-play alternative to A Year Of Rain — no purchase or trial window.
Beware of the darkness... Lightphobe is an asymmetrical team-based PVP game that blends stealth action with fast-paced shooter gameplay. Pick a side and work together as a team to emerge victorious!
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Iron League
Free-to-play alternative to A Year Of Rain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with A Year Of Rain.
Behold the clash of heroes! Iron League is a MOBA teamfight of the warriors named "Ironsides". The League does not care what their motives are, as long as they give a good fight. How about you? Do you wanna be the strongest Ironside? Then, take a bold step into the Iron League!
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to A Year Of Rain — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with A Year Of Rain.
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.