Free games like Rivals of Aether
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to Rivals of Aether, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals of Aether — no purchase or trial window.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals of Aether — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals of Aether.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals of Aether — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals of Aether.
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 Rivals of Aether — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals of Aether.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals of Aether — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals of Aether.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals of Aether — no purchase or trial window.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals of Aether — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals of Aether.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals of Aether — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals of Aether.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Grabity
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals of Aether — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals of Aether.
Dance the tango of death in Grabity, a fast-paced, physics-based arena brawler. Combat robots duke it out using Grab guns to turn nearby objects into lethal projectiles or makeshift shields in intense tactical throw-downs.
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Brawlhalla
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals of Aether — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals of Aether.
An epic platform fighter for up to 8 players online or local. Try casual free-for-alls, ranked matches, or invite friends to a private room. And it's free! Play cross-platform with millions of players on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android & Steam! Frequent updates. Over sixty Legends.