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Free games like Border Town

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Border Town, 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 — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play alternative to Border Town — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Border Town.

    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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    Travellin Cats in Paris — Steam game cover

    Travellin Cats in Paris

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

    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!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Grimm's Hollow — Steam game cover

    Grimm's Hollow

    Free-to-play alternative to Border Town — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Border Town.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

    Free-to-play alternative to Border Town — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Border Town.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Eternal Senia — Steam game cover

    Eternal Senia

    Free-to-play alternative to Border Town — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Border Town.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Paper Lily - Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    Free-to-play alternative to Border Town — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Border Town.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    An Arcade Full of Cats — Steam game cover

    An Arcade Full of Cats

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

    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.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue — Steam game cover

    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Border Town — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Border Town.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    流浪荒岛 — Steam game cover

    流浪荒岛

    Free-to-play alternative to Border Town — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Border Town.

    Wandering is a pixel-style sandbox action-adventure where you play as a drifting desert island adventurer trying to survive on a pristine desert island. You can explore unknown islands on a raft and get unique resources and treasures. Conquer powerful enemies and acquire rare equipment.

    2023ActionAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →