Free games like Heroes of Time
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Heroes of Time, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Heroes of Time.
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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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Heroes of Time.
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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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes of Time.
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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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Heroes of Time.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes of Time.
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.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes of Time.
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.
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Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Heroes of Time.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes of Time.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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Heroes of Time - Aizack's Return
Free-to-play alternative to Heroes of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heroes of Time.
This sequel is in the MV version. Totally revamped and faithful to the previous game made on VX Ace. Everything you experienced in the 1st and 2nd game is redone with MV graphics.