Free games like The Alchemist
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Alchemist, 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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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to The Alchemist — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Alchemist.
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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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to The Alchemist — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Alchemist.
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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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Free-to-play alternative to The Alchemist — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Alchemist.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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ERROR143
Free-to-play alternative to The Alchemist — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Alchemist.
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
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Killer Chat! - Original Edition
Free-to-play alternative to The Alchemist — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Alchemist.
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
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Witches x Warlocks
Free-to-play alternative to The Alchemist — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Alchemist.
Witches x Warlocks is a cute and light-hearted Halloween Raising Sim; featuring a customizable protagonist and 4 love interests of different genders!
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Blush Blush
Free-to-play alternative to The Alchemist — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Alchemist.
You are responsible somehow for a curse that befalls 12 unfortunate hawt dudes. Now you have to find them and break the curse with your love!!
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Life is Strange 2
Free-to-play alternative to The Alchemist — no purchase or trial window.
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.