Free games like When They Arrived
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to When They Arrived, 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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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to When They Arrived — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with When They Arrived.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Meteor 60 Seconds!
Free-to-play alternative to When They Arrived — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with When They Arrived.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to When They Arrived — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with When They Arrived.
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.
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Aimlabs
Free-to-play alternative to When They Arrived — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with When They Arrived.
Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!
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Clicker Heroes
Free-to-play alternative to When They Arrived — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with When They Arrived.
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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Blackwake
Free-to-play alternative to When They Arrived — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with When They Arrived.
Blackwake is a multiplayer naval FPS focused on teamwork and cooperation. Fire the cannons, sink enemy ships or board them with firearms and steel.
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TrackMania Nations Forever
Free-to-play alternative to When They Arrived — 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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Endless Sky
Free-to-play alternative to When They Arrived — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with When They Arrived.
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.