Free games like Nokai
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Nokai, 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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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Nokai — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Nokai.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Nokai — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
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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DORONKO WANKO
Free-to-play alternative to Nokai — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Nokai.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
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Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
Free-to-play alternative to Nokai — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nokai.
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Nokai — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Nokai — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
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Wires And Whiskers
Free-to-play alternative to Nokai — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
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SCP – Containment Breach
Free-to-play alternative to Nokai — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Nokai.
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?