Free games like Solar War
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Solar War, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Solar War page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Solar War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Solar War.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
- 2
Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Solar War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Solar War.
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.
- 3
Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Free-to-play alternative to Solar War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Solar War.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
- 4
Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Solar War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Solar War.
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!
- 5
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Free-to-play alternative to Solar War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Solar War.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
- 6
Samorost 1
Free-to-play alternative to Solar War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Solar War.
Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.
- 7
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Solar War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Solar War.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
- 8
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
Free-to-play alternative to Solar War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Solar War.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!