Free games like illumination
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to illumination, 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to illumination — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with illumination.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
- 2
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to illumination — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
- 3
missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to illumination — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
- 4
NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to illumination — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
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!
- 5
Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to illumination — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with illumination.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
Free-to-play alternative to illumination — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
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one night, hot springs
Free-to-play alternative to illumination — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
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Meteor 60 Seconds!
Free-to-play alternative to illumination — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with illumination.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?