Free games like Startide
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Startide, 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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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Startide — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
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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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to Startide — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
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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I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
Free-to-play alternative to Startide — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
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Waves
Free-to-play alternative to Startide — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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Evil Egg
Free-to-play alternative to Startide — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Startide.
Blast it all to hell.
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Super Animal Royale
Free-to-play alternative to Startide — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
Welcome to the coziest way to kill your friends. Super Animal Royale is a 64-player, top-down 2D battle royale where adorably murderous animals fight tooth, claw, and machine gun. Then, relax in Super Animal World with fishing, hamsterball races, and story quests before the next fight to the death.
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Relic Hunters Zero: Remix
Free-to-play alternative to Startide — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
Relic Hunters Zero: Remix is a remaster of the FREE 1 million player hit game about blasting evil space ducks and turtles with tiny cute guns. It’s fast, it’s tactical, and feels deliciously smooth to play. Unlock new weapons, characters and relics to defeat the Ducan Commander!
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CS2D
Free-to-play alternative to Startide — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Startide.
CS2D is a free fast-paced top-down multiplayer shooter. Featuring many different game modes, a built-in map editor and much more.