Free games like Project: Sword Art
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Project: Sword Art, 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Project: Sword Art — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Project: Sword Art.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Project: Sword Art — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Project: Sword Art.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Project: Sword Art — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Project: Sword Art.
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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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Project: Sword Art — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Project: Sword Art.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Project: Sword Art — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Project: Sword Art.
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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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Project: Sword Art — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Project: Sword Art.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Project: Sword Art — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Project: Sword Art.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Project: Sword Art — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Project: Sword Art.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.