Free games like The Ascent
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Ascent, 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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Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
Free-to-play alternative to The Ascent — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with The Ascent.
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
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Waves
Free-to-play alternative to The Ascent — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
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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POSTAL
Free-to-play alternative to The Ascent — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.
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Path of Exile
Free-to-play alternative to The Ascent — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
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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Relic Hunters Zero: Remix
Free-to-play alternative to The Ascent — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
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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Intravenous 2: Mercenarism
Free-to-play alternative to The Ascent — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Playing as Gideon, a cold-hearted mercenary willing to kill for money without any moral principles, you'll have tactical freedom with a wide variety of weapons and special gadgets to complete your mission in the prologue of Intravenous 2.
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SYNTHETIK: Arena
Free-to-play alternative to The Ascent — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Face the varied challenges of the Machine God Zir in ARENA, a standalone expansion for Synthetik: Legion Rising! Leverage the next level in gun-play and experiment with powerful tech in varied action packed Arenas!
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Dystopia
Free-to-play alternative to The Ascent — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Ascent.
Dystopia is a cyberpunk game with tense combat situations in a high-tech world spanned by computer networks. Playing as either Punk mercenaries, or Corporate security forces, the player will fight through the physical world to gain access, via jack-in terminals, to cyberspace.