Free games like Sun Dogs
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Sun Dogs, 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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Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Free-to-play alternative to Sun Dogs — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sun Dogs.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
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Samorost 1
Free-to-play alternative to Sun Dogs — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sun Dogs.
Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.
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Emily is Away
Free-to-play alternative to Sun Dogs — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sun Dogs.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
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Endless Sky
Free-to-play alternative to Sun Dogs — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sun Dogs.
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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Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
Free-to-play alternative to Sun Dogs — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sun Dogs.
Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.
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Press Any Button
Free-to-play alternative to Sun Dogs — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Sun Dogs.
This video game realized how boring it had been and now is trying its best to fix that.
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Bendy: Secrets of the Machine
Free-to-play alternative to Sun Dogs — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sun Dogs.
Some things are better left forgotten.
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Voices from the Sea
Free-to-play alternative to Sun Dogs — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sun Dogs.
Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever.