IMHO.

Free games like Periphery Online

Below are 13 free-to-play Steam games similar to Periphery Online, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Periphery Online page.

Ranked picks

  1. 1
    Control, I'm Not Coming Back — Steam game cover

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Periphery Online.

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
  2. 2
    Landfall Archives — Steam game cover

    Landfall Archives

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Periphery Online.

    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!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeFree to playSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Aircar — Steam game cover

    Aircar

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Periphery Online.

    A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.

    2019IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
  4. 4
    DOGWALK — Steam game cover

    DOGWALK

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Periphery Online.

    Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.

    2025IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
  5. 5
    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Periphery Online.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
  6. 6
    Nazi Zombies — Steam game cover

    Nazi Zombies

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Periphery Online.

    Nazi Zombies is a cooperative survival game where players fend off escalating waves of Nazi zombies, earning points by killing zombies and repairing barriers to buy weapons, upgrades, perks, and unlock new map areas to maximize their survival.

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
  7. 7
    Splitgate — Steam game cover

    Splitgate

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Periphery Online.

    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.

    2019ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
  8. 8
    Totally Accurate Battlegrounds — Steam game cover

    Totally Accurate Battlegrounds

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Periphery Online.

    Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
  9. 9
    TON Wars — Steam game cover

    TON Wars

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Periphery Online.

    Build a planetary empire, research game-changing tech, and raid real players across a persistent galaxy. The classic browser space strategy, reborn - and finally fair: no pay-to-win, ever. Team up for 8-fleet combined attacks. Your mines keep working while you sleep.

    2026StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
  10. 10
    Veyrasol — Steam game cover

    Veyrasol

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Periphery Online.

    Veyrasol is a real-time MMO strategy game set in the Veyra Spiral galaxy. Build colonies, command fleets, forge alliances, and battle for dominance across ~120-day seasons in this free-to-play browser-born strategy experience.

    2026StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
  11. 11
    SolPlex: Dominion — Steam game cover

    SolPlex: Dominion

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Periphery Online.

    From a single colony to a galactic empire, every expansion strengthens your economy, your military and your influence as you battle for dominance in a persistent MMO galaxy.

    2026StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeFree to playSimilar games →
  12. 12
    Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO — Steam game cover

    Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Periphery Online.

    Build a city, Create an Empire! Research 400+ technologies, and Build 70+ buildings, Craft and Trade 380+ items in an entirely player driven market. Fight Wars and Forge Alliances with thousands of players and create your own Empire in this award-winning, critically-acclaimed MMO.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulationFreeFree to playSimilar games →
  13. 13
    Stronghold Kingdoms — Steam game cover

    Stronghold Kingdoms

    Free-to-play alternative to Periphery Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Periphery Online.

    A massively multiplayer grand strategy game, Stronghold Kingdoms is about forging alliances, political mind games, city-building and castle sieges with thousands of other players!

    2012StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →