Free games like The Machine Stops
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Machine Stops, 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 The Machine Stops — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Machine Stops.
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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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Free-to-play alternative to The Machine Stops — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Machine Stops.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
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Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Free-to-play alternative to The Machine Stops — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Machine Stops.
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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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to The Machine Stops — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Machine Stops.
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!
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Aircar
Free-to-play alternative to The Machine Stops — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Machine Stops.
A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.
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D1AL-ogue
Free-to-play alternative to The Machine Stops — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Machine Stops.
Become an android repair technician in a cyberpunk city where the sun never rises. Rotate the unique circular puzzle 'D1AL' and merge modules to fix their broken bodies and hearts. Your precise repair is the conversation starter. Turn the dial and listen to their stories.
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Machine Stops — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Machine Stops.
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.
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It gets so lonely here
Free-to-play alternative to The Machine Stops — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Machine Stops.
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?