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Free games like Proto Trigger

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Proto Trigger, 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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    STRAFTAT — Steam game cover

    STRAFTAT

    Free-to-play alternative to Proto Trigger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Proto Trigger.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive — Steam game cover

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    Free-to-play alternative to Proto Trigger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Proto Trigger.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Awaria — Steam game cover

    Awaria

    Free-to-play alternative to Proto Trigger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Proto Trigger.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Expendabros — Steam game cover

    The Expendabros

    Free-to-play alternative to Proto Trigger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Proto Trigger.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover

    UNBEATABLE [white label]

    Free-to-play alternative to Proto Trigger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Proto Trigger.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Disfigure — Steam game cover

    Disfigure

    Free-to-play alternative to Proto Trigger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Proto Trigger.

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    DORONKO WANKO — Steam game cover

    DORONKO WANKO

    Free-to-play alternative to Proto Trigger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Proto Trigger.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Control, I'm Not Coming Back — Steam game cover

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    Free-to-play alternative to Proto Trigger — no purchase or trial window.

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Qorena — Steam game cover

    Qorena

    Free-to-play alternative to Proto Trigger — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Proto Trigger.

    Qorena is a top-down, bullet hell, action-arena shooter of pure, survival, action! Bundled with a wide variety of multiplayer levels of bullet-raining hell, numerous monsters to fight, and the ability to customize the world!

    2022ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →