Free games like Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting, 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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Toribash
Free-to-play alternative to Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting.
Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!
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Pirates Vikings & Knights II
Free-to-play alternative to Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting.
Step into the ultimate three-way war for honor, glory, and gold! This beloved community-driven game brings together swashbuckling Pirates, battle-hardened Vikings, and chivalrous Knights in hilarious and intense class-based combat. Join the fun, embrace the chaos, and fight your way to victory!
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Propagation VR
Free-to-play alternative to Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting.
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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Path of Exile
Free-to-play alternative to Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
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Apotheon Arena
Free-to-play alternative to Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting.
Apotheon Arena is the free online-multiplayer complement to the mythic Greek action RPG, Apotheon. Pit your skills with spear and shield against other players in brutal bronze-age combat. Battle across the statuesque arenas of Olympus, depicted with beautiful black-figure pottery artwork.
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Belko VR: An Escape Room Experiment
Free-to-play alternative to Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting.
Exploring the themes in THE BELKO EXPERIMENT, the Belko VR – Escape Room Experiment provokes the question: “What does it take to survive at work?” Players are prompted to solve a series of challenging puzzles in order to escape from their office before a microchip in their head explodes.
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Halls of Torment: Prelude
Free-to-play alternative to Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
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The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
Free-to-play alternative to Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Gladius | Gladiator VR Sword fighting.
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