Free games like hotland
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to hotland, 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 Lab
Free-to-play alternative to hotland — 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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93, Kuindzhi
Free-to-play alternative to hotland — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with hotland.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
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Aircar
Free-to-play alternative to hotland — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with hotland.
A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.
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Counter-Strike 2
Free-to-play alternative to hotland — no purchase or trial window.
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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Team Fortress 2
Free-to-play alternative to hotland — no purchase or trial window.
Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!
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Warframe
Free-to-play alternative to hotland — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with hotland.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
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Unturned
Free-to-play alternative to hotland — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with hotland.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
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Muck
Free-to-play alternative to hotland — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with hotland.
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.