Free games like Space Station Alpha
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Space Station Alpha, 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Space Station Alpha — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Space Station Alpha.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Space Station Alpha — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Station Alpha.
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
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Toribash
Free-to-play alternative to Space Station Alpha — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Station Alpha.
Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!
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Kingdom: Classic
Free-to-play alternative to Space Station Alpha — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Station Alpha.
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
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Learn to Fly 3
Free-to-play alternative to Space Station Alpha — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Station Alpha.
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
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Endless Sky
Free-to-play alternative to Space Station Alpha — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Station Alpha.
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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Realm Grinder
Free-to-play alternative to Space Station Alpha — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Space Station Alpha.
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!
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Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
Free-to-play alternative to Space Station Alpha — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Station Alpha.
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.