Free games like Year Walk
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Year Walk, 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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the static speaks my name
Free-to-play alternative to Year Walk — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
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Samsara Room
Free-to-play alternative to Year Walk — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
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Yume Nikki
Free-to-play alternative to Year Walk — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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NaissanceE
Free-to-play alternative to Year Walk — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
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Port of Call
Free-to-play alternative to Year Walk — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.
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The Old Tree
Free-to-play alternative to Year Walk — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
The Old Tree is a short free-to-play cinematic puzzle game about a newborn alien baby. Witness this microscopic entity's first moments of life and help it emerge from its underground lair and ascend towards an unknown destination.
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Off-Peak
Free-to-play alternative to Year Walk — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.
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Awkward Dimensions Redux
Free-to-play alternative to Year Walk — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Year Walk.
They may be awkward dimensions, but they're my dreams...