Free games like Squad
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Squad, 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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PlanetSide 2
Free-to-play alternative to Squad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Squad.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Free-to-play alternative to Squad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Squad.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
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Dirty Bomb®
Free-to-play alternative to Squad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Squad.
Work together or die alone! Fight to restore peace to London or tear it down for profit in the most challenging team based shooter around.
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Counter-Strike 2
Free-to-play alternative to Squad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Squad.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
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Of Guards And Thieves
Free-to-play alternative to Squad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Squad.
Of Guards and Thieves is a multiplayer stealth game in which high-powered guards face off against fast and elusive thieves in a contest of wits. Outsmarting the enemy and shooting your way through to the goal are equally valid strategies. Simple rules, emergent gameplay and high replayability.
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DCS World Steam Edition
Free-to-play alternative to Squad — no purchase or trial window.
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
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MechWarrior Online™ Legends
Free-to-play alternative to Squad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Squad.
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
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Talvisota - Winter War
Free-to-play alternative to Squad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Squad.
Talvisota for Rising Storm 2 brings players from the steaming jungles of Vietnam to the frozen forests of Finland, during the Soviet-Finnish Winter War of the late 1930s.