Free games like NERVE
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to NERVE, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to NERVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with NERVE.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to NERVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with NERVE.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to NERVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with NERVE.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to NERVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with NERVE.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to NERVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with NERVE.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to NERVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with NERVE.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to NERVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with NERVE.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to NERVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with NERVE.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Ludicrous Speed
Free-to-play alternative to NERVE — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with NERVE.
Run, jump, and wall-grind through an infinitely-generated track in VR! Dodge deadly hazards and collect rings using natural physical movements, surrounded by a surreal pulsating neon world that reacts to whatever music you're listening to!