Free games like Apollyon: River of Life
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to Apollyon: River of Life, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Apollyon: River of Life — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Apollyon: River of Life.
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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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Apollyon: River of Life — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Apollyon: River of Life.
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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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Apollyon: River of Life — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Apollyon: River of Life.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to Apollyon: River of Life — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Apollyon: River of Life.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Apollyon: River of Life — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Apollyon: River of Life.
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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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to Apollyon: River of Life — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Apollyon: River of Life.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Apollyon: River of Life — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Apollyon: River of Life.
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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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Free-to-play alternative to Apollyon: River of Life — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Apollyon: River of Life.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
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Two Die
Free-to-play alternative to Apollyon: River of Life — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Apollyon: River of Life.
Two Die is a turn-based, tactical, roguelike RPG where every action is determined by the roll of two six sided dice. Battle enemies to upgrade your character and discover what hides in your lost memories.
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Zold:out
Free-to-play alternative to Apollyon: River of Life — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and RPG with Apollyon: River of Life.
Zold:out is a semi-turn-based tactical RPG combined with deck building. You will use multiple weapons in one turn to challenge powerful enemies in a non-grid battlefield. Recruit clerks, forge weapons, and save the world with your strategy and creativity!