Free games like Backpack Scavenger
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Backpack Scavenger, 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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Epic Battle Fantasy 3
Free-to-play alternative to Backpack Scavenger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Backpack Scavenger.
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 Backpack Scavenger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Backpack Scavenger.
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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Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Backpack Scavenger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Backpack Scavenger.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to Backpack Scavenger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Backpack Scavenger.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to Backpack Scavenger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Backpack Scavenger.
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.
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Unturned
Free-to-play alternative to Backpack Scavenger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Backpack Scavenger.
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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Path of Exile
Free-to-play alternative to Backpack Scavenger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Backpack Scavenger.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
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Muck
Free-to-play alternative to Backpack Scavenger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Backpack Scavenger.
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.