Free games like Cologne
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Cologne, 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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Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Free-to-play alternative to Cologne — 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.
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Splitgate
Free-to-play alternative to Cologne — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Cologne.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
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Crab Game
Free-to-play alternative to Cologne — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Cologne.
Crab Game is a First-Person Multiplayer game where you play through several different minigames based on children's games, until only one player stands victorious.
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PlanetSide 2
Free-to-play alternative to Cologne — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Cologne.
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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Stumble Guys
Free-to-play alternative to Cologne — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Cologne.
Ready for the chaos? Stumble Guys is a 32-player, fast-paced multiplayer party royale where players dash, jump, and fall across hilarious obstacle courses in a fun race to be the last one standing.
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Bloons TD Battles 2
Free-to-play alternative to Cologne — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Cologne.
From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!
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Omega Strikers
Free-to-play alternative to Cologne — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Cologne.
It's either not for you or the best thing you ever played
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TrackMania Nations Forever
Free-to-play alternative to Cologne — no purchase or trial window. Shares Racing with Cologne.
A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.