Free games like Runeborn
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Runeborn, 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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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Runeborn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Runeborn.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Runeborn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Runeborn.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
- 3
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Runeborn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Runeborn.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Runeborn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Runeborn.
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!
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Runeborn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Runeborn.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
- 6
Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Runeborn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Runeborn.
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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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to Runeborn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Runeborn.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Runeborn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Runeborn.
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.