Free games like RICO
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to RICO, 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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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to RICO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with RICO.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Free-to-play alternative to RICO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with RICO.
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
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Splitgate
Free-to-play alternative to RICO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with RICO.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
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Cry of Fear
Free-to-play alternative to RICO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with RICO.
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
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Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Free-to-play alternative to RICO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with RICO.
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
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No More Room in Hell
Free-to-play alternative to RICO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with RICO.
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.
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Blackwake
Free-to-play alternative to RICO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with RICO.
Blackwake is a multiplayer naval FPS focused on teamwork and cooperation. Fire the cannons, sink enemy ships or board them with firearms and steel.
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Goose Goose Duck
Free-to-play alternative to RICO — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with RICO.
Goose Goose Duck is a game of social deduction for up to 16 players. Players are separated into different groups that are each assigned a different objective. Complete your team’s objective to win!