Free games like Galactic Prospectors
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to Galactic Prospectors, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Galactic Prospectors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Galactic Prospectors.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Galactic Prospectors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Galactic Prospectors.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Galactic Prospectors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Galactic Prospectors.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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Virtual Cottage
Free-to-play alternative to Galactic Prospectors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Galactic Prospectors.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Galactic Prospectors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Prospectors.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to Galactic Prospectors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Prospectors.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Galactic Prospectors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Prospectors.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Galactic Prospectors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Galactic Prospectors.
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.
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Entropy Archive
Free-to-play alternative to Galactic Prospectors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Galactic Prospectors.
Uncover a collapsing machine of endless growth, hidden systems, and recursive resets. Generate energy, unlock expansions, recover corrupted records, and descend deeper into the Archive.
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OIL.EXE
Free-to-play alternative to Galactic Prospectors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Galactic Prospectors.
Drill the wells. Run the refinery. Read the market. OIL is a free text-based simulation of running a petroleum operation, played at a 1980s green-phosphor terminal. End each year richer or bankrupt. Mind the bear market. Climb the leaderboard.