Free games like Space Engineers
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Space Engineers, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Space Engineers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Space Engineers.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Space Engineers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Space Engineers.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Space Engineers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Engineers.
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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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Space Engineers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Space Engineers.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Space Engineers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Engineers.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Space Engineers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Space Engineers.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Space Engineers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Space Engineers.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to Space Engineers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Space Engineers.
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.