Free games like Plastic Battlegrounds
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Plastic Battlegrounds, 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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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to Plastic Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Plastic Battlegrounds.
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 Plastic Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Plastic Battlegrounds.
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 Plastic Battlegrounds — 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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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Plastic Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Plastic Battlegrounds.
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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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to Plastic Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to Plastic Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Meteor 60 Seconds!
Free-to-play alternative to Plastic Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?
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Waves
Free-to-play alternative to Plastic Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Plastic Battlegrounds.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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War Thunder
Free-to-play alternative to Plastic Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Simulation with Plastic Battlegrounds.
War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.