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Free games like Legends of Aethereus

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Legends of Aethereus, 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 — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play alternative to Legends of Aethereus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Expendabros — Steam game cover

    The Expendabros

    Free-to-play alternative to Legends of Aethereus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Eternal Senia — Steam game cover

    Eternal Senia

    Free-to-play alternative to Legends of Aethereus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Legends of Aethereus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    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 →
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    Dota 2 — Steam game cover

    Dota 2

    Free-to-play alternative to Legends of Aethereus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Legends of Aethereus.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Warframe — Steam game cover

    Warframe

    Free-to-play alternative to Legends of Aethereus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and RPG with Legends of Aethereus.

    Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

    2013ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Unturned — Steam game cover

    Unturned

    Free-to-play alternative to Legends of Aethereus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of Aethereus.

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    THE FINALS — Steam game cover

    THE FINALS

    Free-to-play alternative to Legends of Aethereus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Legends of Aethereus.

    THE FINALS is the world’s first Dynamism Shooter, a free-to-play, fast-paced, physics-driven, first-person shooter set on the stage of the biggest Gameshow of the future! Fight for Fans and fortune in fully-destructible, virtual Arenas that guarantee no two rounds will ever play the same!

    2023ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →