Free games like Save the settlers

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Save the settlers, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Save the settlers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Save the settlers.
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.
2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Save the settlers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Save the settlers.
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.
2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Save the settlers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Save the settlers.
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!
2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Save the settlers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and RPG with Save the settlers.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to Save the settlers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Save the settlers.
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.
2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Save the settlers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Save the settlers.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Save the settlers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and RPG with Save the settlers.
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.
2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Save the settlers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and RPG with Save the settlers.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →

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