Free games like Only Up !
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Only Up !, 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 Only Up ! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Only Up !.
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 Only Up ! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Only Up !.
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 Only Up ! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Only Up !.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Only Up ! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Only Up !.
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 Only Up ! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Only Up !.
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 Only Up ! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Only Up !.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Only Up ! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Only Up !.
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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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Only Up ! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Only Up !.
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!
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Alehundred
Free-to-play alternative to Only Up ! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Only Up !.
A crossplay multiplayer platformer where you're 10cm tall inside giant historical dioramas. Race through seven eras from 1956 Italy to 300 BC Alexandria, collect coins, claim Magic Gems, and compete with up to 8 players across PC, Android, and iOS. VR standalone support coming post-launch.