Free games like Air Defender
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Air Defender, 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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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Air Defender — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Air Defender.
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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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Air Defender — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Air Defender.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Air Defender — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Air Defender.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
Free-to-play alternative to Air Defender — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Air Defender.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Air Defender — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Air Defender.
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!
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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to Air Defender — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Air Defender.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Moonring
Free-to-play alternative to Air Defender — no purchase or trial window.
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
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one night, hot springs
Free-to-play alternative to Air Defender — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Air Defender.
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...