Free games like HYVE
Below are 11 free-to-play Steam games similar to HYVE, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to HYVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with HYVE.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to HYVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with HYVE.
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 HYVE — no purchase or trial window.
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 HYVE — no purchase or trial window.
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 Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to HYVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with HYVE.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to HYVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with HYVE.
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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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to HYVE — 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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Cube Escape: Paradox
Free-to-play alternative to HYVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with HYVE.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
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Hackagon: Cyber Card Battler
Free-to-play alternative to HYVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with HYVE.
HACKAGON is a fast 1v1 cyber card battler. Breach the network with the red team or defend it with the blue team. Cards are played face-down and revealed at the same time, so victory comes from reading your opponent, not moving first. Build your 12-card deck, claim the areas, and take the network.
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Mythgard
Free-to-play alternative to HYVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with HYVE.
Welcome to Mythgard, a fantasy cyberpunk CCG of heroes, gods, and mythical beasts. Master the unique lane and mana systems in your rise to the top or enjoy team play with a friend. New players can use the code WelcomeChallenger to get 20 free packs and more to start their journey.
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Rankbreaker
Free-to-play alternative to HYVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with HYVE.
Forget FOMO! Forget Gacha traps! This ain't no loot grab-fest. You know the feeling when the ladder means nothing. In Rankbreaker, your rank is your currency, and you steal it from your enemies. Every point on The Trophaeum belongs to someone and right now it isn't you.