Free games like Wayward Cosmos
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Wayward Cosmos, 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 Wayward Cosmos — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Wayward Cosmos.
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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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward Cosmos — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Wayward Cosmos.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward Cosmos — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Wayward Cosmos.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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Virtual Cottage
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward Cosmos — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Wayward Cosmos.
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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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward Cosmos — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Wayward Cosmos.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward Cosmos — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Wayward Cosmos.
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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Coloring Pixels
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward Cosmos — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Wayward Cosmos.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward Cosmos — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Wayward Cosmos.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Starship Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward Cosmos — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Wayward Cosmos.
Explore a scientifically accurate Milky Way galaxy and discover distant uncharted worlds, while having unrestricted access to every deck of your Magellan Class deep space exploration vessel. Interact with numerous fully simulated ship systems, or simply relax in the bar and watch the stars drift by.