Free games like Shallow Space
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shallow Space, 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 Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Shallow Space — 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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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Shallow Space — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Shallow Space.
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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The Last Sovereign
Free-to-play alternative to Shallow Space — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and RPG with Shallow Space.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to Shallow Space — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Shallow Space.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
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Warframe
Free-to-play alternative to Shallow Space — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Shallow Space.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
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STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
Free-to-play alternative to Shallow Space — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Shallow Space.
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.
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Crusader Kings II
Free-to-play alternative to Shallow Space — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shallow Space.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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PlanetSide 2
Free-to-play alternative to Shallow Space — no purchase or trial window.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
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Foundation: Galactic Frontier
Free-to-play alternative to Shallow Space — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shallow Space.
Command Asimov's OFFICIAL Foundation universe! Live the life as an interstellar trader to exploit your trade routes! Build your starship home, crush enemies in explosive shootouts & outsmart rivals with fleet strategies in epic space wars - with new content expanding your saga!
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Gods and Idols
Free-to-play alternative to Shallow Space — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shallow Space.
Take the role of a newly ascended deity in Gods and Idols. Carve your place among the stars in an open, dynamic, and massive MMORTS universe. Command the powers of the cosmos, form alliances, and use your worshipers as instruments to further your goals.