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Free games like Hardworking Hero

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hardworking Hero, 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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    Life is Strange - Episode 1 — Steam game cover

    Life is Strange - Episode 1

    Free-to-play alternative to Hardworking Hero — 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play alternative to Hardworking Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hardworking Hero.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    Free-to-play alternative to Hardworking Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Hardworking Hero.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Looker — Steam game cover

    The Looker

    Free-to-play alternative to Hardworking Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hardworking Hero.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Our Life: Beginnings & Always — Steam game cover

    Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    Free-to-play alternative to Hardworking Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Hardworking Hero.

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    missed messages. — Steam game cover

    missed messages.

    Free-to-play alternative to Hardworking Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Hardworking Hero.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    NGU IDLE — Steam game cover

    NGU IDLE

    Free-to-play alternative to Hardworking Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hardworking Hero.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Awaria — Steam game cover

    Awaria

    Free-to-play alternative to Hardworking Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hardworking Hero.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Creature Clicker - Capture, Train, Ascend! — Steam game cover

    Creature Clicker - Capture, Train, Ascend!

    Free-to-play alternative to Hardworking Hero — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Hardworking Hero.

    A new creature collecting clicker game in which your goal is to capture all of the 50+ creatures, level them up to make them do more DPS and ascend them to gain better abilities. Unlock legendary variants and defeat all of the raid bosses & every hour get a steam creature you can trade, buy or sell!

    2017ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →