Free games like College Bowl
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to College Bowl, 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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to College Bowl — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with College Bowl.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to College Bowl — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with College Bowl.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to College Bowl — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with College Bowl.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to College Bowl — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with College Bowl.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to College Bowl — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with College Bowl.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to College Bowl — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with College Bowl.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Wheelchair Wizards
Free-to-play alternative to College Bowl — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with College Bowl.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
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Wires And Whiskers
Free-to-play alternative to College Bowl — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with College Bowl.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.