Free games like Codex Combat
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to Codex Combat, 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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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Codex Combat — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Codex Combat.
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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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Codex Combat — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Codex Combat.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Codex Combat — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Codex Combat.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Codex Combat — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Codex Combat.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Codex Combat — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Codex Combat.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Codex Combat — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Codex Combat.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
Free-to-play alternative to Codex Combat — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Codex Combat.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Codex Combat — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Codex Combat.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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巨獸與傭兵
Free-to-play alternative to Codex Combat — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Codex Combat.
《巨獸與傭兵》 is a game that perfectly combines strategy with auto-chess gameplay. Here, you will explore a world brimming with magic and wonders. Summon powerful heroes, assemble your strongest lineup, take on countless dungeons and formidable foes, and write your own magical legend.
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Auto Jurassic Knights
Free-to-play alternative to Codex Combat — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Codex Combat.
Build the strongest squad of knights and dinosaurs to clash with your friends! Progress through the shop, gamble, merge, synergize, and equip your way to victory!