Free games like Rivals
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Rivals, 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!
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals.
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.
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
- 3
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
- 4
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals.
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.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals — no purchase or trial window.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Rivals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rivals.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories