Free games like Throw Me in the River
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to Throw Me in the River, 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Throw Me in the River — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Throw Me in the River.
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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Throw Me in the River — no purchase or trial window.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Throw Me in the River — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Throw Me in the River.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Throw Me in the River — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Throw Me in the River.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Throw Me in the River — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Throw Me in the River.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Throw Me in the River — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Throw Me in the River.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Throw Me in the River — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Throw Me in the River.
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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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Throw Me in the River — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Throw Me in the River.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Non-Linear Text Quests
Free-to-play alternative to Throw Me in the River — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Throw Me in the River.
Non-Linear Text Quests is a bundle of text games of various genres. Here you can find interactive stories with branching plots and text-only versions of classic Point & Click quests, where you can communicate with different characters, use your inventory and combine items in various locations.
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De Profundis
Free-to-play alternative to Throw Me in the River — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Throw Me in the River.
Un visual novel d’horreur qui se déroule dans le noir complet, où les paroles des personnages sont mises en musique.