Free games like STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES, 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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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES.
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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES.
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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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES — 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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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Free-to-play alternative to STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
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Gun Devil
Free-to-play alternative to STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES.
GUN DEVIL is an explosive platformer about rescuing your kidnapped hell wife from Satan's child, the Caramelized Dumbass and his Pimp Legion.
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Wheelchair Wizards
Free-to-play alternative to STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with STEEL VANGUARD:Project ARES.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.