Free games like Return of the USSR
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Return of the USSR, 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 Return of the USSR — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Return of the USSR.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Return of the USSR — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Return of the USSR.
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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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Return of the USSR — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Return of the USSR.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Return of the USSR — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Return of the USSR.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Return of the USSR — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Return of the USSR.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Return of the USSR — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Return of the USSR.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Return of the USSR — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Return of the USSR.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Return of the USSR — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Return of the USSR.
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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Untitled Ghost Game
Free-to-play alternative to Return of the USSR — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Return of the USSR.
You are dead. Now make it everyone else's problem.