Free games like Minicology
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Minicology, 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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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Minicology — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Minicology.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Minicology — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Minicology.
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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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Minicology — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Minicology.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Minicology — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Minicology.
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.
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Minicology — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Minicology.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Minicology — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Minicology.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Minicology — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Minicology.
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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Saihate Station
Free-to-play alternative to Minicology — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Minicology.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
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Prospector: The First Contract
Free-to-play alternative to Minicology — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Minicology.
As the Prospector in this Prologue chapter, you will be taking on your first contract. Explore new planets, gather resources, build your fully automated base, and ship materials to distant colonies.