Free games like Nihiland
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Nihiland, 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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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Nihiland — no purchase or trial window.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Nihiland — no purchase or trial window.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Nihiland — no purchase or trial window.
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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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Free-to-play alternative to Nihiland — no purchase or trial window.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
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Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Free-to-play alternative to Nihiland — no purchase or trial window.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
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OnlyCans: Thirst Date
Free-to-play alternative to Nihiland — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Nihiland.
Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!
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93, Kuindzhi
Free-to-play alternative to Nihiland — no purchase or trial window.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
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The Children of Clay
Free-to-play alternative to Nihiland — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Nihiland.
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.