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Free games like Eterium

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Eterium, 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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    Meteor 60 Seconds! — Steam game cover

    Meteor 60 Seconds!

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

    Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?

    2018ActionIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

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

    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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    Spiral Knights — Steam game cover

    Spiral Knights

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

    Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.

    2011ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Endless Sky — Steam game cover

    Endless Sky

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

    Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Devolverland Expo — Steam game cover

    Devolverland Expo

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

    Devolverland Expo is a first-person 'marketing simulator' set within an abandoned convention center after the annual Devolver Digital game expo was mysteriously canceled.

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    b — Steam game cover

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

    play as you desire b free flight experience

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius — Steam game cover

    Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius

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

    As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.

    2014StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Istrolid — Steam game cover

    Istrolid

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

    In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.

    2016StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →