Free games like M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration, 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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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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PlanetSide 2
Free-to-play alternative to M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
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Limbus Company
Free-to-play alternative to M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration — no purchase or trial window.
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
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Toribash
Free-to-play alternative to M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration.
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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Alien Swarm
Free-to-play alternative to M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration.
Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.
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Endless Sky
Free-to-play alternative to M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
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AirMech
Free-to-play alternative to M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration.
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
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Chicken Invaders Universe
Free-to-play alternative to M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration.
A deliciously addictive core of finger-blistering shooting action, surrounded by delectable morsels of galactic exploration, spacecraft customization, and community competitions.