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Free games like Horde: Zombie Outbreak

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Horde: Zombie Outbreak, 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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    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 — Steam game cover

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    Free-to-play alternative to Horde: Zombie Outbreak — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Horde: Zombie Outbreak.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Unturned — Steam game cover

    Unturned

    Free-to-play alternative to Horde: Zombie Outbreak — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Horde: Zombie Outbreak.

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Aimlabs — Steam game cover

    Aimlabs

    Free-to-play alternative to Horde: Zombie Outbreak — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Horde: Zombie Outbreak.

    Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Clicker Heroes — Steam game cover

    Clicker Heroes

    Free-to-play alternative to Horde: Zombie Outbreak — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Horde: Zombie Outbreak.

    Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Bloons TD Battles 2 — Steam game cover

    Bloons TD Battles 2

    Free-to-play alternative to Horde: Zombie Outbreak — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Horde: Zombie Outbreak.

    From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Bloons TD Battles — Steam game cover

    Bloons TD Battles

    Free-to-play alternative to Horde: Zombie Outbreak — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Horde: Zombie Outbreak.

    Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses.

    2016ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Blackwake — Steam game cover

    Blackwake

    Free-to-play alternative to Horde: Zombie Outbreak — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Horde: Zombie Outbreak.

    Blackwake is a multiplayer naval FPS focused on teamwork and cooperation. Fire the cannons, sink enemy ships or board them with firearms and steel.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Goose Goose Duck — Steam game cover

    Goose Goose Duck

    Free-to-play alternative to Horde: Zombie Outbreak — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Horde: Zombie Outbreak.

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Sandbox Anything — Steam game cover

    Sandbox Anything

    Free-to-play alternative to Horde: Zombie Outbreak — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Horde: Zombie Outbreak.

    A creative building-like game, where the objective is to throw physics enabled objects to create structures to allow the objective of the level to be completed. Can be a very challenging puzzler or an easy, sit back and relax game. Includes built in Level Editor and extensive Multiplayer functionality.

    2019ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →