Free games like Astraeus
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Astraeus, 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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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Astraeus — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to Astraeus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Astraeus.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Astraeus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Astraeus.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
Free-to-play alternative to Astraeus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Astraeus.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to Astraeus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Astraeus.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Free-to-play alternative to Astraeus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Astraeus.
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
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Splitgate
Free-to-play alternative to Astraeus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Astraeus.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
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Aimlabs
Free-to-play alternative to Astraeus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Astraeus.
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!