Free games like River of Time Yarn
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to River of Time Yarn, 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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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to River of Time Yarn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with River of Time Yarn.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to River of Time Yarn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with River of Time Yarn.
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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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to River of Time Yarn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with River of Time Yarn.
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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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to River of Time Yarn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with River of Time Yarn.
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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Coloring Pixels
Free-to-play alternative to River of Time Yarn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with River of Time Yarn.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to River of Time Yarn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with River of Time Yarn.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
Free-to-play alternative to River of Time Yarn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with River of Time Yarn.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to River of Time Yarn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with River of Time Yarn.
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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Deep Rune
Free-to-play alternative to River of Time Yarn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with River of Time Yarn.
A side-scrolling adventure game that seamlessly blends RPG mechanics and puzzle solving, all set in a mysterious world rooted in Norse mythology. Inspired by King's Field, Tower of the Sorcerer, and DROD RPG.