Free games like MANIFEST
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to MANIFEST, 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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to MANIFEST — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with MANIFEST.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to MANIFEST — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with MANIFEST.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to MANIFEST — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with MANIFEST.
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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Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Free-to-play alternative to MANIFEST — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with MANIFEST.
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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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to MANIFEST — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with MANIFEST.
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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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to MANIFEST — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with MANIFEST.
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 MANIFEST — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with MANIFEST.
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 MANIFEST — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with MANIFEST.
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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Service Area Simulator: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to MANIFEST — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with MANIFEST.
Start your journey from a small roadside stop and grow it into a massive rest area. Stock shelves, sell fuel, run a restaurant and motel, and keep everything clean and efficient. With the right management, turn a tiny business into a bustling service hub everyone wants to visit!