Free games like Factorio
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Factorio, 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Factorio — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Factorio.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Factorio — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Factorio.
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?
- 3
Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Factorio — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Factorio.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Factorio — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Factorio.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
- 5
Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Factorio — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Factorio.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to Factorio — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Factorio.
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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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Factorio — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Factorio.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Factorio — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Factorio.
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.