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Free games like Pendelum

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Pendelum, 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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    ENA: Dream BBQ — Steam game cover

    ENA: Dream BBQ

    Free-to-play alternative to Pendelum — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Pendelum.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

    Free-to-play alternative to Pendelum — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Pendelum.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    An Arcade Full of Cats — Steam game cover

    An Arcade Full of Cats

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

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Outpath: First Journey — Steam game cover

    Outpath: First Journey

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

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Mizi NO! — Steam game cover

    Mizi NO!

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

    In this free 2D puzzle game, you must reassemble broken objects that your cat has knocked over.

    2024IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    REFLEXIA Prototype ver. — Steam game cover

    REFLEXIA Prototype ver.

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

    REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.

    2022IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    100 Funny Cats — Steam game cover

    100 Funny Cats

    Free-to-play alternative to Pendelum — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Pendelum.

    🤡🎪🐾100 Funny Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the funny themed locations full of cats! 🤣🎈🐈 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of the Circus and Cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️‍♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️‍♂️🐈✅

    2024IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Wires And Whiskers — Steam game cover

    Wires And Whiskers

    Free-to-play alternative to Pendelum — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Pendelum.

    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.

    2025ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Active Neurons - Wonders Of The World — Steam game cover

    Active Neurons - Wonders Of The World

    Free-to-play alternative to Pendelum — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pendelum.

    A puzzle slasher that trains spatial and logical thinking. Power up your brains!

    2020StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →