Free games like Windward Horizon
Below are 11 free-to-play Steam games similar to Windward Horizon, 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 Windward Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Windward Horizon.
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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Windward Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Windward Horizon.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Windward Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Windward Horizon.
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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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Windward Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Windward Horizon.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Windward Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Windward Horizon.
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 Windward Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Windward Horizon.
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 Windward Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Windward Horizon.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to Windward Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Windward Horizon.
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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Neverseas
Free-to-play alternative to Windward Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Windward Horizon.
Neverseas is a tactical action-RPG set in an open sea world. Command your ship, engage in battles, explore the lands beyond the ocean gates, and shape a global conflict between empires. Will you uncover the secrets of the seas—or vanish with your crew in this ruthless war?
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The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
Free-to-play alternative to Windward Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Windward Horizon.
Hail to the Captain! Sail into the heart of the Caribbean in the Age of Piracy - the time of black flags and white skulls, blue waves and golden opportunities. Hoist the Jolly Roger and grab the steering wheel to sail through battles and raids, ransoms and treasures, to become the Crimson King of the Antilles!
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World of Sea Battle
Free-to-play alternative to Windward Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and RPG with Windward Horizon.
Set sail in World of Sea Battle, an action-packed open-world MMO in the Golden Age of Sail! Command historic ships, battle in PvP & PvE, shape the economy, and engage in territorial guild wars in your quest for glory across the high seas!