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Free games like Crafting Tycoon

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Crafting Tycoon, 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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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

    Free-to-play alternative to Crafting Tycoon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Crafting Tycoon.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Steam Engine Simulator — Steam game cover

    Steam Engine Simulator

    Free-to-play alternative to Crafting Tycoon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Crafting Tycoon.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Crafting Tycoon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crafting Tycoon.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Last Sovereign — Steam game cover

    The Last Sovereign

    Free-to-play alternative to Crafting Tycoon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crafting Tycoon.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Fallout Shelter — Steam game cover

    Fallout Shelter

    Free-to-play alternative to Crafting Tycoon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Crafting Tycoon.

    Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

    2017SimulationRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Clicker Heroes — Steam game cover

    Clicker Heroes

    Free-to-play alternative to Crafting Tycoon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crafting Tycoon.

    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.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator — Steam game cover

    Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

    Free-to-play alternative to Crafting Tycoon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Crafting Tycoon.

    Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Toribash — Steam game cover

    Toribash

    Free-to-play alternative to Crafting Tycoon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crafting Tycoon.

    Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!

    2014ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →