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Free games like Planeticus

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Planeticus, 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 Planeticus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Massively Multiplayer with Planeticus.

    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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    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive — Steam game cover

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    Free-to-play alternative to Planeticus — no purchase or trial window.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Awaria — Steam game cover

    Awaria

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Expendabros — Steam game cover

    The Expendabros

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

    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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    Cube Escape: Paradox — Steam game cover

    Cube Escape: Paradox

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

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Tails Noir: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Tails Noir: Prologue

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

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Samsara Room — Steam game cover

    Samsara Room

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

    You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Landfall Archives — Steam game cover

    Landfall Archives

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

    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 →