Free games like The Battle of Sol
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Battle of Sol, 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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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Battle of Sol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Battle of Sol.
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.
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Endless Sky
Free-to-play alternative to The Battle of Sol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Battle of Sol.
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.
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Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
Free-to-play alternative to The Battle of Sol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Battle of Sol.
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.
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Istrolid
Free-to-play alternative to The Battle of Sol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Battle of Sol.
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.
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Star Realms
Free-to-play alternative to The Battle of Sol — no purchase or trial window.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
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Orbital Gear
Free-to-play alternative to The Battle of Sol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Battle of Sol.
Orbital Gear is a fast paced sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give you momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of the twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies.
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Exo One: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Battle of Sol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Battle of Sol.
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time. This is the prologue for Exo One.
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Astrometica: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Battle of Sol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Battle of Sol.
Astrometica: Prologue is the free game about surviving in space. You need to use your skills and tools to stay alive. There are many challenges to face, and you need to fight to survive. You also need to build a new base in space.