Free games like Atom
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Atom, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Atom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Atom.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Atom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Atom.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Atom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Atom.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Atom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Atom.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to Atom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Atom.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Atom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Atom.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
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Outpath: First Journey
Free-to-play alternative to Atom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Atom.
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
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South Scrimshaw, Part One
Free-to-play alternative to Atom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Atom.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.