Free games like Next Up Hero
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Next Up Hero, 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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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to Next Up Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Next Up Hero.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to Next Up Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Next Up Hero.
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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Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Next Up Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Next Up Hero.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
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Wires And Whiskers
Free-to-play alternative to Next Up Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Next Up Hero.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to Next Up Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Next Up Hero.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
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Warframe
Free-to-play alternative to Next Up Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and RPG with Next Up Hero.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
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Path of Exile
Free-to-play alternative to Next Up Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Next Up Hero.
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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Rec Room
Free-to-play alternative to Next Up Hero — no purchase or trial window.
Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.