Free games like Nexus 5X
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Nexus 5X, 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
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nexus 5X.
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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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — 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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DORONKO WANKO
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Nexus 5X.
『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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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Nexus 5X.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Nexus 5X.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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远征契约
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and RPG with Nexus 5X.
《远征契约》是一款经典回合制战略冒险游戏，融合角色扮演、武装冲突和王国管理元素，驾驭古代魔法，厉兵秣马、拓土开疆，铸就游吟诗人可万世传颂的帝国伟业！