Free games like Rockhounds
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Rockhounds, 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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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to Rockhounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Rockhounds.
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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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Rockhounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Rockhounds.
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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I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
Free-to-play alternative to Rockhounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Rockhounds.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Rockhounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Rockhounds.
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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Waves
Free-to-play alternative to Rockhounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Rockhounds.
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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Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Rockhounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Rockhounds.
《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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Evil Egg
Free-to-play alternative to Rockhounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Rockhounds.
Blast it all to hell.
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Wires And Whiskers
Free-to-play alternative to Rockhounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Rockhounds.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
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Alien Swarm
Free-to-play alternative to Rockhounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Rockhounds.
Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.