Free games like Space Launch Engineer
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Space Launch Engineer, 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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Endless Sky
Free-to-play alternative to Space Launch Engineer — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
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Exo One: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Space Launch Engineer — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time. This is the prologue for Exo One.
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Quasimorph: End of Dream
Free-to-play alternative to Space Launch Engineer — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Quasimorph: End of Dream is the first chapter of the extraction turn-based RPG Quasimorph. Confront your fears in brutal shootouts with PMC -fighters and demons and try to survive to complete your mission and bring the gear back to your spaceship!
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Nimbatus - Drone Creator
Free-to-play alternative to Space Launch Engineer — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Use the Nimbatus Drone Creator to construct physically simulated drones and try them out in a virtual testing environment. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?
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Naev
Free-to-play alternative to Space Launch Engineer — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
Naev is a game about space exploration, trade and combat. Players travel the galaxy and earn money by trading, fighting and performing missions.
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Octodad (Student Edition)
Free-to-play alternative to Space Launch Engineer — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
You are Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan nature a secret from his human family!
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Legitimate Space Corp Simulator LLC - Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Space Launch Engineer — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks. Perks: gloves, oxygen insurance**, and mild relevance. No exp needed. Apply today! *Legit status not valid in all sectors. **Terms apply.
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OESE
Free-to-play alternative to Space Launch Engineer — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Launch Engineer.
OESE - The space survival game about decisions and consequences.