Free games like The Time Machine

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Time Machine, 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to The Time Machine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Time Machine.
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.
2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to The Time Machine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with The Time Machine.
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.
2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to The Time Machine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Time Machine.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to The Time Machine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Time Machine.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to The Time Machine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Time Machine.
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.
2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to The Time Machine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Time Machine.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to The Time Machine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Time Machine.
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!
2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to The Time Machine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Time Machine.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →

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