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Free games like SUM

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to SUM, 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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    NGU IDLE — Steam game cover

    NGU IDLE

    Free-to-play alternative to SUM — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Lab — Steam game cover

    The Lab

    Free-to-play alternative to SUM — 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!

    2016Free To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

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

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    SuchArt: Creative Space — Steam game cover

    SuchArt: Creative Space

    Free-to-play alternative to SUM — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.

    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!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Aircar — Steam game cover

    Aircar

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

    A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.

    2019IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to SUM — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.

    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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    Waltz of the Wizard (Legacy demo) — Steam game cover

    Waltz of the Wizard (Legacy demo)

    Free-to-play alternative to SUM — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.

    Store page for the legacy demo of Waltz of the Wizard created as a prototype to showcase the power of room-scale VR. Please find the full product in the description below.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulationFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Last Sovereign — Steam game cover

    The Last Sovereign

    Free-to-play alternative to SUM — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with SUM.

    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 →