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Free games like Idle Village

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Idle Village, 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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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play alternative to Idle Village — no purchase or trial window.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

    Free-to-play alternative to Idle Village — no purchase or trial window.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015 — Steam game cover

    There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    Free-to-play alternative to Idle Village — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Idle Village.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port] — Steam game cover

    We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]

    Free-to-play alternative to Idle Village — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Idle Village.

    a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles

    2019IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Floating Point — Steam game cover

    Floating Point

    Free-to-play alternative to Idle Village — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Idle Village.

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Tukoni: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Tukoni: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Idle Village — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Idle Village.

    Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.

    2020IndieAdventureCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Samorost 1 — Steam game cover

    Samorost 1

    Free-to-play alternative to Idle Village — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Idle Village.

    Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003. Now with remastered sounds, enhanced graphics, and new music by Floex.

    2021IndieAdventureCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Mitoza — Steam game cover

    Mitoza

    Free-to-play alternative to Idle Village — no purchase or trial window.

    It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.

    2021IndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →