Free games like Ghouls & Guardians
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Ghouls & Guardians, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Ghouls & Guardians — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Ghouls & Guardians.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Ghouls & Guardians — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Ghouls & Guardians.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Ghouls & Guardians — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Ghouls & Guardians.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to Ghouls & Guardians — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Ghouls & Guardians.
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 Ghouls & Guardians — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Ghouls & Guardians.
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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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to Ghouls & Guardians — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Ghouls & Guardians.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Ghouls & Guardians — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Ghouls & Guardians.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Ghouls & Guardians — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Ghouls & Guardians.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.