Free games like Dawn of Andromeda
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Dawn of Andromeda, 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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Endless Sky
Free-to-play alternative to Dawn of Andromeda — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Dawn of Andromeda.
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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AirMech
Free-to-play alternative to Dawn of Andromeda — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dawn of Andromeda.
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
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Zero-K
Free-to-play alternative to Dawn of Andromeda — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dawn of Andromeda.
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
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Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
Free-to-play alternative to Dawn of Andromeda — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dawn of Andromeda.
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.
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Istrolid
Free-to-play alternative to Dawn of Andromeda — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dawn of Andromeda.
In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.
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Star Realms
Free-to-play alternative to Dawn of Andromeda — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Dawn of Andromeda.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
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Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
Free-to-play alternative to Dawn of Andromeda — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dawn of Andromeda.
Galcon 2 is a demolition derby in space! Send swarms of ships from planet to planet to conquer the galaxy in this fast paced multiplayer strategy game!
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SPACE / MECH / PILOT
Free-to-play alternative to Dawn of Andromeda — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Dawn of Andromeda.
The S/M/P Initiative is not responsible for any odd abnormalities while playing. Connections to other universes are not monitored or controlled by the video game program. Keep away from children under the age of 6. Fun to play but not to eat.