Free games like The Sons of Earth
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Sons of Earth, 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
Free-to-play alternative to The Sons of Earth — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Sons of Earth.
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?
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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to The Sons of Earth — no purchase or trial window.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to The Sons of Earth — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Sons of Earth.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to The Sons of Earth — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Cube Escape: Paradox
Free-to-play alternative to The Sons of Earth — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Sons of Earth.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to The Sons of Earth — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Sons of Earth.
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!
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Electoral Carnage
Free-to-play alternative to The Sons of Earth — no purchase or trial window.
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?
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Aircar
Free-to-play alternative to The Sons of Earth — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Sons of Earth.
A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.
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Section Gamma
Free-to-play alternative to The Sons of Earth — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Sons of Earth.
Section Gamma is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world for 1-4 players. It combines classic RTS elements with the strategic depth of chess. Play an exciting single-player campaign or fight alongside friends in multiplayer matches.