Free games like Overton
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Overton, 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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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Overton — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Overton.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Overton — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Overton.
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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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Overton — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Overton.
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 Overton — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Overton.
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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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Overton — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Overton.
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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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Overton — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Overton.
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.
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Overton — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Overton.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Free-to-play alternative to Overton — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Overton.
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.