Free games like Heroes of Book & Paper
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Heroes of Book & Paper, 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
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Book & Paper — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Heroes of Book & Paper.
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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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Book & Paper — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes of Book & Paper.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Book & Paper — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes of Book & Paper.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Book & Paper — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes of Book & Paper.
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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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Book & Paper — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Heroes of Book & Paper.
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 Heroes of Book & Paper — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes of Book & Paper.
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 Heroes of Book & Paper — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Heroes of Book & Paper.
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 Heroes of Book & Paper — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes of Book & Paper.
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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To Carry a Sword
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Book & Paper — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes of Book & Paper.
Story-rich roleplaying game mixing interactive events, strategic planning, and real-time combat. Become the guard of a medieval caravan in a journey where the social connections you make are just as important as the money.