Free games like 12 locks and keys
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to 12 locks and keys, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to 12 locks and keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with 12 locks and keys.
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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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to 12 locks and keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with 12 locks and keys.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to 12 locks and keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with 12 locks and keys.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to 12 locks and keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with 12 locks and keys.
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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Coloring Pixels
Free-to-play alternative to 12 locks and keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with 12 locks and keys.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to 12 locks and keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with 12 locks and keys.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to 12 locks and keys — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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An Arcade Full of Cats
Free-to-play alternative to 12 locks and keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with 12 locks and keys.
Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.
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A Shopping Trip to Eklan Tor
Free-to-play alternative to 12 locks and keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with 12 locks and keys.
Explore a tiny monster town in VR and search for hidden objects.