Free games like Magic and Machines
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Magic and Machines, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Magic and Machines — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Magic and Machines.
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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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Magic and Machines — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Magic and Machines.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to Magic and Machines — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Magic and Machines.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Magic and Machines — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Magic and Machines.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Magic and Machines — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Magic and Machines.
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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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Magic and Machines — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Magic and Machines.
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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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Magic and Machines — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Magic and Machines.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Magic and Machines — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Magic and Machines.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories