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Free games like DEADLOCK

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to DEADLOCK, 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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    Just Act Natural — Steam game cover

    Just Act Natural

    Free-to-play alternative to DEADLOCK — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with DEADLOCK.

    Just Act Natural is a hand-crafted online party game where players must hide among NPC characters to avoid detection from the seeker. Compete against your friends in a variety of game modes over a course of different rounds to be crowned the winner!

    2022ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Super Crate Box — Steam game cover

    Super Crate Box

    Free-to-play alternative to DEADLOCK — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with DEADLOCK.

    Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.

    2012ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    You Have to Win the Game — Steam game cover

    You Have to Win the Game

    Free-to-play alternative to DEADLOCK — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with DEADLOCK.

    You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

    2014ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Vecter — Steam game cover

    Vecter

    Free-to-play alternative to DEADLOCK — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with DEADLOCK.

    Get in your ship, push the throttle to max, and try not to die. Daily leaderboards where your name stays forever if you're good enough. Custom colors, custom music, YouTube in-game. It's free. What are you waiting for?

    2020ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    BEEP — Steam game cover

    BEEP

    Free-to-play alternative to DEADLOCK — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with DEADLOCK.

    A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.

    2011IndieAdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Project Rhombus — Steam game cover

    Project Rhombus

    Free-to-play alternative to DEADLOCK — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with DEADLOCK.

    Project Rhombus is a rhythm-based casual action game that combines exciting electronic music with stylish flat design. Hold on as long as possible, blocking the oncoming arrows moving to the beat.

    2017ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Circle of Sumo: Online Rumble! — Steam game cover

    Circle of Sumo: Online Rumble!

    Free-to-play alternative to DEADLOCK — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with DEADLOCK.

    Use your belly to your advantage! Challenge players all over the world and climb the leaderboards. Fight into the arena: charge, hit, dodge and defeat the opponents. Let's have some good old fun!

    2020SportsIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Echoes+ — Steam game cover

    Echoes+

    Free-to-play alternative to DEADLOCK — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with DEADLOCK.

    Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

    2015ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Cyber Blades - Demo — Steam game cover

    Cyber Blades - Demo

    Free-to-play alternative to DEADLOCK — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with DEADLOCK.

    Cyber blades is a game where you fight back by slicing the enemy projectile with a melee weapon in a synthwave setting. It provides a unique experience that allows you to face hundreds of enemy archers with melee weapons. Slash arrows more powerfully, and get a higher score by cutting in a row!

    2022ActionIndieEarly AccessFreeFree to playSimilar games →