Free games like Ant Keeping Simulator
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Ant Keeping Simulator, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Ant Keeping Simulator — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Ant Keeping Simulator.
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?
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Ant Keeping Simulator — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Ant Keeping Simulator.
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!
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Ant Keeping Simulator — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Ant Keeping Simulator.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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Virtual Cottage
Free-to-play alternative to Ant Keeping Simulator — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Casual with Ant Keeping Simulator.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Ant Keeping Simulator — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Ant Keeping Simulator.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Ant Keeping Simulator — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Ant Keeping Simulator.
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.
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Coloring Pixels
Free-to-play alternative to Ant Keeping Simulator — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Ant Keeping Simulator.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Ant Keeping Simulator — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!