Free games like Artificial Nexus
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Artificial Nexus, 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 Artificial Nexus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
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.
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Artificial Nexus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Artificial Nexus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Artificial Nexus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.
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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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Artificial Nexus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to Artificial Nexus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Artificial Nexus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Artificial Nexus.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Artificial Nexus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
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 Test: Secrets of the Soul
Free-to-play alternative to Artificial Nexus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Artificial Nexus.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."