Free games like Ascent - The Space Game
Below are 11 free-to-play Steam games similar to Ascent - The Space Game, 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 Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Ascent - The Space Game — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascent - The Space Game.
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 Ascent - The Space Game — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascent - The Space Game.
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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Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Free-to-play alternative to Ascent - The Space Game — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Ascent - The Space Game.
Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.
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PlanetSide 2
Free-to-play alternative to Ascent - The Space Game — no purchase or trial window. Shares Massively Multiplayer with Ascent - The Space Game.
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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Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends
Free-to-play alternative to Ascent - The Space Game — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Ascent - The Space Game.
The epic story of evolution, technology, humanity, and dinosaurs is yours to tap.
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Moonbase Alpha
Free-to-play alternative to Ascent - The Space Game — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ascent - The Space Game.
NASA has once again landed on the lunar surface with the goal of colonization, research, and further exploration. Shortly after the return to the Moon, NASA has established a small outpost on the south pole of the moon called Moonbase Alpha.
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MechWarrior Online™ Legends
Free-to-play alternative to Ascent - The Space Game — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ascent - The Space Game.
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
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Darwin Project
Free-to-play alternative to Ascent - The Space Game — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Ascent - The Space Game.
In Darwin Project, ten inmates must survive the elements, track each other, fight, craft tools, and use their social skills to be the last one standing. It's a unique take on battle royale with a Show Director to influence the match and Spectator Interactions to create a one-of-a-kind game show.
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Starfighter General
Free-to-play alternative to Ascent - The Space Game — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascent - The Space Game.
Space ACTION-MMO. Control & upgrade more than one ship. Build a fleet! Turn a rag tag team into an armada. Aliens build relationships. Crew/attributes/skills/mastery/magic(legendary/unilegendary/unique)items. WORLD FIRST: Multicore MMO & INFINITE PLAYERS! Soon: Conquer star systems & Tax Players.
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Pixel Starships
Free-to-play alternative to Ascent - The Space Game — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascent - The Space Game.
Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.
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Gods and Idols
Free-to-play alternative to Ascent - The Space Game — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascent - The Space Game.
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.