Free games like Fathoms
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Fathoms, 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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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Fathoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fathoms.
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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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Fathoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Fathoms.
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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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Fathoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Fathoms.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Fathoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Fathoms.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Fathoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Fathoms.
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!
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Fathoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fathoms.
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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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Free-to-play alternative to Fathoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fathoms.
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 Fathoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fathoms.
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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Blue Oath
Free-to-play alternative to Fathoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Fathoms.
Blue Oath is a solo combat action-adventure game in which you play as a warrior swordfish who sets out on a journey to free a giant, cursed moray eel. Using powerful dash attacks, you can impale enemies and objects onto your beak, stack them, and throw them back as weapons or tools.