Free games like Aetherdrifter
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Aetherdrifter, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Aetherdrifter — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aetherdrifter.
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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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Aetherdrifter — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aetherdrifter.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Aetherdrifter — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aetherdrifter.
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!
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Virtual Cottage
Free-to-play alternative to Aetherdrifter — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aetherdrifter.
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.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Aetherdrifter — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aetherdrifter.
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 Aetherdrifter — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Aetherdrifter.
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 Aetherdrifter — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Aetherdrifter.
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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No Results Found
Free-to-play alternative to Aetherdrifter — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aetherdrifter.
Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?
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IDLEPUNK - Ghost Link
Free-to-play alternative to Aetherdrifter — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Aetherdrifter.
Set in the cyberpunk corpo-state of NewHaven, IDLEPUNK is a story-driven idle management RPG. Recruit and equip a crew of operatives, take on contracts across a hostile city, build your reputation, and uncover the stories behind the people working for you.