Free games like NodeRunner
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to NodeRunner, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to NodeRunner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with NodeRunner.
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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to NodeRunner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with NodeRunner.
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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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to NodeRunner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with NodeRunner.
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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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to NodeRunner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with NodeRunner.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to NodeRunner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with NodeRunner.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to NodeRunner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with NodeRunner.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to NodeRunner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with NodeRunner.
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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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to NodeRunner — no purchase or trial window.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.