Free games like 1000 Waves
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to 1000 Waves, 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to 1000 Waves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to 1000 Waves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with 1000 Waves.
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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to 1000 Waves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to 1000 Waves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to 1000 Waves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
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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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to 1000 Waves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with 1000 Waves.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to 1000 Waves — 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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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to 1000 Waves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with 1000 Waves.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.