Free games like Pavlov
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Pavlov, 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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Propagation VR
Free-to-play alternative to Pavlov — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Pavlov.
Combining survival horror and static wave shooting, Propagation VR will get your adrenaline pumping as you try to survive a zombie apocalypse. Armed only with your guns and your fists, fight off terrifying zombies and other multi-species mutants. Will you get out alive?
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Free-to-play alternative to Pavlov — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Pavlov.
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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Counter-Strike 2
Free-to-play alternative to Pavlov — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Pavlov.
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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Talvisota - Winter War
Free-to-play alternative to Pavlov — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Pavlov.
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.
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CS2D
Free-to-play alternative to Pavlov — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Pavlov.
CS2D is a free fast-paced top-down multiplayer shooter. Featuring many different game modes, a built-in map editor and much more.
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Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Free-to-play alternative to Pavlov — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Pavlov.
Wolfenstein®: Enemy Territory is a free-to-play, objective-based multiplayer World War 2 first-person shooter. Featuring up to 32 players, choose either the Axis or Allies, as you fight across six maps based on real-world battle locations.
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Codename CURE
Free-to-play alternative to Pavlov — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Pavlov.
Codename CURE is a first person, co-operative zombie game with support for up to five players, providing dynamic, fast-paced zombie fragging with both objective, and survival-based missions.
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SAS: Zombie Assault 4
Free-to-play alternative to Pavlov — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Pavlov.
Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.
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VAIL
Free-to-play alternative to Pavlov — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Pavlov.
Download VAIL and experience the #1, highest-rated VR shooter, with precision-crafted gunplay, stunning visuals, unparalleled combat, and a constantly expanding world of modes, maps, and community