Free games like Train Simulator 1890
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Train Simulator 1890, 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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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Train Simulator 1890 — 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!
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OnlyCans: Thirst Date
Free-to-play alternative to Train Simulator 1890 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Train Simulator 1890.
Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!
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93, Kuindzhi
Free-to-play alternative to Train Simulator 1890 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Train Simulator 1890.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
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DORONKO WANKO
Free-to-play alternative to Train Simulator 1890 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Train Simulator 1890.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Train Simulator 1890 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Train Simulator 1890.
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!
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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to Train Simulator 1890 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Train Simulator 1890.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Aircar
Free-to-play alternative to Train Simulator 1890 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Train Simulator 1890.
A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.
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Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Train Simulator 1890 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Train Simulator 1890.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.