Free games like ball.io
Below are 11 free-to-play Steam games similar to ball.io, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to ball.io — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Massively Multiplayer with ball.io.
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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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to ball.io — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.
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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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to ball.io — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with ball.io.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to ball.io — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with ball.io.
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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to ball.io — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to ball.io — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.
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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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to ball.io — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with ball.io.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to ball.io — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with ball.io.
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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EVE Online
Free-to-play alternative to ball.io — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with ball.io.
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
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RIFT
Free-to-play alternative to ball.io — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with ball.io.
Dive into a world of epic adventure! Create your perfect hero thanks to a uniquely customizable class system. Collect, craft, and customize your gear. Go it alone or group up to challenge dungeons, raids, dynamic open-world content, and your fellow players.
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Neverwinter
Free-to-play alternative to ball.io — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with ball.io.
Neverwinter is a free, action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter!