Free games like The Casebook of Arkady Smith
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Casebook of Arkady Smith, 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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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to The Casebook of Arkady Smith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Casebook of Arkady Smith.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Casebook of Arkady Smith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Casebook of Arkady Smith.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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Wuthering Waves
Free-to-play alternative to The Casebook of Arkady Smith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with The Casebook of Arkady Smith.
Wuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world action RPG with a high degree of freedom. You wake from your slumber as Rover, joined by a vibrant cast of Resonators on a journey to reclaim your lost memories and change the world.
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Old School RuneScape
Free-to-play alternative to The Casebook of Arkady Smith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with The Casebook of Arkady Smith.
The best retro fantasy MMORPG on the planet. Old School is RuneScape but… older! This is the open world you know and love, but as it was in 2007. Saying that, it’s even better than that – Old School is shaped by you, its players, with regular new content, fixes and expansions voted for by the fans!
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We Were Here
Free-to-play alternative to The Casebook of Arkady Smith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Casebook of Arkady Smith.
Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?
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The Lord of the Rings Online™
Free-to-play alternative to The Casebook of Arkady Smith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with The Casebook of Arkady Smith.
Join the world’s greatest fellowship of players in the award-winning online re-creation of J. R. R. Tolkien’s legendary Middle-earth.
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Sky: Children of the Light
Free-to-play alternative to The Casebook of Arkady Smith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Casebook of Arkady Smith.
A breathtaking open-world adventure awaits! Explore magical realms, restore lost light, and form wordless bonds with players worldwide. Complete quests and solve puzzles in seasonal events that celebrate kindness, discovery, and heartfelt connection.
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Moonbase Alpha
Free-to-play alternative to The Casebook of Arkady Smith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with The Casebook of Arkady Smith.
NASA has once again landed on the lunar surface with the goal of colonization, research, and further exploration. Shortly after the return to the Moon, NASA has established a small outpost on the south pole of the moon called Moonbase Alpha.