Free games like Aris Arcanum

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Aris Arcanum, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Aris Arcanum — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Aris Arcanum.
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.
2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Aris Arcanum — no purchase or trial window.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Aris Arcanum — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Aris Arcanum.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Aris Arcanum — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Aris Arcanum.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Tukoni: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Aris Arcanum — no purchase or trial window.
Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.
2020IndieAdventureCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
Free-to-play alternative to Aris Arcanum — no purchase or trial window.
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
2021AdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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South Scrimshaw, Part One
Free-to-play alternative to Aris Arcanum — no purchase or trial window.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
2023IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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It gets so lonely here
Free-to-play alternative to Aris Arcanum — no purchase or trial window.
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
2023IndieFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →

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