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Free games like The Tide Intro

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Tide Intro, 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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    Doki Doki Literature Club! — Steam game cover

    Doki Doki Literature Club!

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Indigo Park: Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Indigo Park: Chapter 1

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

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft — Steam game cover

    Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

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

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Supper — Steam game cover

    The Supper

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

    The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    SuchArt: Creative Space — Steam game cover

    SuchArt: Creative Space

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

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

    Waltz of the Wizard (Legacy demo)

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

    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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    Trick & Treat — Steam game cover

    Trick & Treat

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

    Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

    2016IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Rec Room — Steam game cover

    Rec Room

    Free-to-play alternative to The Tide Intro — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Tide Intro.

    Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.

    2021AdventureMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →