Free games like The Highrise
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Highrise, 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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Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
Free-to-play alternative to The Highrise — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Indie with The Highrise.
The Original Pre-Alpha of Hello Neighbor, a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
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No More Room in Hell
Free-to-play alternative to The Highrise — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Highrise.
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.
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Unturned
Free-to-play alternative to The Highrise — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with The Highrise.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
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Fallout Shelter
Free-to-play alternative to The Highrise — no purchase or trial window.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
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Walking Zombie 2
Free-to-play alternative to The Highrise — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with The Highrise.
Zombie singleplayer shooter in modern polygon graphics with rich RPG elements.
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CHKN
Free-to-play alternative to The Highrise — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Highrise.
Behold, the miracle of life… packed into cubes! Create fantastic creatures in an open-world sandbox game like no other. Explore, craft, and survive—all with the help of your very own creations.
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Zumbi Blocks 2 Open Alpha
Free-to-play alternative to The Highrise — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with The Highrise.
Loot. Kill. Survive. Can you escape ? (probably not) Zumbi Blocks 2 is the official sequel to the 2013 free browser zombie game. Stuck on an island, cut off from the rest of humanity, you wake up. The secret to breaking free from this place lies asleep, underground. From the soil, zumbies emerge.
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Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
Free-to-play alternative to The Highrise — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Indie with The Highrise.
This is Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor, a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.