Free games like Stars
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Stars, 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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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stars.
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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One-armed cook
Free-to-play alternative to Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Casual with Stars.
One-armed cook is a chaotic co-op cooking game for up to 4 people. Work as a team or cook on your own, set your own pace, and don't let the stress of a full restaurant catch up to you. The goofy physics-based aspect of the game gives this cooking game a new twist.
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Rock Life: The Rock Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stars.
Built from the ground up, Rock Life is the next generation of immersion and simulations. Live, do, and experience what it is like to truly become one with nature... as a rock!
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Mýrdalssandur, Iceland
Free-to-play alternative to Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stars.
Experience a realistically inspired recreation of iceland's southern coast. Take photos and explore the world at your own pace, become immersed with some of the latest visual tech provided by Unreal Engine 4. *Please note DLC is required for VR!
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The Cubicle.
Free-to-play alternative to Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stars.
The Cubicle is a short VR experience about your regular everyday job in an office, or is it?
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The VR Museum of Fine Art
Free-to-play alternative to Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stars.
JUST UPDATED: Explore the Second Floor of the Museum! Explore a virtual museum in room-scale VR: see famous sculptures in full, 1:1 scale and see famous paintings without the limitations of glass and security guards.
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Taphouse VR
Free-to-play alternative to Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Stars.
In Taphouse VR, you are the bartender! Run your own taphouse, give drunk dwarves their fill of delicious ale or drench the bunch by mixing delicious cocktails! Everything around the counter is yours to mess with - including your paying customers.
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The Body VR: Journey Inside a Cell
Free-to-play alternative to Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Casual with Stars.
The Body VR: Journey Inside a Cell is an educational virtual reality experience that takes the user inside the human body.