Free games like Ethereal Enigma
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Ethereal Enigma, 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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ERROR143
Free-to-play alternative to Ethereal Enigma — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ethereal Enigma.
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
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Everlasting Summer
Free-to-play alternative to Ethereal Enigma — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ethereal Enigma.
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
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Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
Free-to-play alternative to Ethereal Enigma — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ethereal Enigma.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
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Sounds of Her Love
Free-to-play alternative to Ethereal Enigma — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Ethereal Enigma.
In the midst of their hearts, something is blossoming between two students. Both of whom go about their daily lives at an international school in Tokyo. Just what is flowering? Of course, it's love. Starting your new life after transferring into an international school, you find yourself dismayed when it turns out to be the same as any...
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to Ethereal Enigma — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ethereal Enigma.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Ethereal Enigma — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Ethereal Enigma.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Lovers of Aether
Free-to-play alternative to Ethereal Enigma — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ethereal Enigma.
Are you tired of fighting? Lovers of Aether is the game for you! This is a wholesome animal dating simulator set in the world of Rivals of Aether.
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Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
Free-to-play alternative to Ethereal Enigma — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ethereal Enigma.
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?