Free games like Against the Gradient
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Against the Gradient, 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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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Against the Gradient — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Against the Gradient.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Coloring Game 2
Free-to-play alternative to Against the Gradient — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Against the Gradient.
Coloring Game 2 is a sequel of the existing color-by-number game which so many users have liked. The sequel features new options and images.
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Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
Free-to-play alternative to Against the Gradient — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Against the Gradient.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
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Clicker Heroes
Free-to-play alternative to Against the Gradient — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Against the Gradient.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
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TrackMania Nations Forever
Free-to-play alternative to Against the Gradient — no purchase or trial window.
A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.
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Cell to Singularity - Evolution Never Ends
Free-to-play alternative to Against the Gradient — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and Casual with Against the Gradient.
The epic story of evolution, technology, humanity, and dinosaurs is yours to tap.
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Learn to Fly 3
Free-to-play alternative to Against the Gradient — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Against the Gradient.
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
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Transformice
Free-to-play alternative to Against the Gradient — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Against the Gradient.
Transformice is an MMO platformer about dozens of mice running to bring back the cheese! Will the almighty Shaman help you or just ruin everything? Millions of levels, hectic physics, skill trees, and more importantly... hats!