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Free games like NODE: PROTOCOL

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to NODE: PROTOCOL, 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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    Steam Engine Simulator — Steam game cover

    Steam Engine Simulator

    Free-to-play alternative to NODE: PROTOCOL — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with NODE: PROTOCOL.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    No Results Found — Steam game cover

    No Results Found

    Free-to-play alternative to NODE: PROTOCOL — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with NODE: PROTOCOL.

    Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Landfall Archives — Steam game cover

    Landfall Archives

    Free-to-play alternative to NODE: PROTOCOL — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with NODE: PROTOCOL.

    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!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    SuchArt: Creative Space — Steam game cover

    SuchArt: Creative Space

    Free-to-play alternative to NODE: PROTOCOL — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with NODE: PROTOCOL.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Electoral Carnage — Steam game cover

    Electoral Carnage

    Free-to-play alternative to NODE: PROTOCOL — no purchase or trial window. Shares Early Access with NODE: PROTOCOL.

    Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?

    2026ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Aircar — Steam game cover

    Aircar

    Free-to-play alternative to NODE: PROTOCOL — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with NODE: PROTOCOL.

    A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.

    2019IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to NODE: PROTOCOL — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with NODE: PROTOCOL.

    When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.

    2024ActionSimulationFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to NODE: PROTOCOL — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with NODE: PROTOCOL.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →