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Free games like Venture Arctic

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Venture Arctic, 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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    Landfall Archives — Steam game cover

    Landfall Archives

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

    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!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Clicker Heroes — Steam game cover

    Clicker Heroes

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

    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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    Kingdom: Classic — Steam game cover

    Kingdom: Classic

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

    Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Learn to Fly 3 — Steam game cover

    Learn to Fly 3

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

    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!

    2017ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Mr.Mine — Steam game cover

    Mr.Mine

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

    Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Endless Sky — Steam game cover

    Endless Sky

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

    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.

    2015ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Realm Grinder — Steam game cover

    Realm Grinder

    Free-to-play alternative to Venture Arctic — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Venture Arctic.

    Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!

    2017StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Soda Dungeon 2 — Steam game cover

    Soda Dungeon 2

    Free-to-play alternative to Venture Arctic — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Venture Arctic.

    Everyone’s favorite laid-back dungeon crawler returns in Soda Dungeon 2. Featuring a new adventure, a whole town to upgrade, crafting, new classes, alternate dimensions, and more! It’s everything you loved about the original plus all the stuff you’ve been asking for.

    2020IndieRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →