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Free games like Earth Online

Below are 11 free-to-play Steam games similar to Earth Online, 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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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play alternative to Earth Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Massively Multiplayer with Earth Online.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    NGU IDLE — Steam game cover

    NGU IDLE

    Free-to-play alternative to Earth Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Earth Online.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Virtual Cottage — Steam game cover

    Virtual Cottage

    Free-to-play alternative to Earth Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Casual with Earth Online.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

    Free-to-play alternative to Earth Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Earth Online.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Coloring Pixels — Steam game cover

    Coloring Pixels

    Free-to-play alternative to Earth Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Earth Online.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    SuchArt: Creative Space — Steam game cover

    SuchArt: Creative Space

    Free-to-play alternative to Earth Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Earth Online.

    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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    Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online — Steam game cover

    Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online

    Free-to-play alternative to Earth Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Earth Online.

    Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online is a clicker game where progression is replaced with gambling, where the goal is simply to collect the rarest silly linguine cats.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Aircar — Steam game cover

    Aircar

    Free-to-play alternative to Earth Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Earth Online.

    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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    Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG — Steam game cover

    Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG

    Free-to-play alternative to Earth Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Massively Multiplayer with Earth Online.

    A persistent idle MMORPG, with a text-based hacking theme. Enjoy the "Inaction RPG" design philosophy by crafting equpiment using ARPG influenced prefix/suffix systems, build or join player managed syndicates, trade on the marketplace, and compete in community events.

    2026IndieMassively MultiplayerRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Lowbar Legends — Steam game cover

    Lowbar Legends

    Free-to-play alternative to Earth Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Massively Multiplayer with Earth Online.

    The idle MMO that lives above your Windows taskbar. Chop, smelt, slay and raid with your clan while you work. Every item you loot trades on the Steam Community Market · gear, keys, chests, even the pets. Free to play. No ads, no energy, no subscription.

    2026IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Immortal Zenith: Idle to Ascension — Steam game cover

    Immortal Zenith: Idle to Ascension

    Free-to-play alternative to Earth Online — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Massively Multiplayer with Earth Online.

    An MMO idle cultivation RPG grounded in unique systems and intentional randomness. Your characters meditate, break through cultivation realms, explore, master powerful techniques, collect legendary treasures, and ascend from mortal to immortal.

    2026IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeFree to playSimilar games →