Free games like Cryst
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Cryst, 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 Cryst — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Cryst.
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 Cryst — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryst.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Cryst — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Cryst.
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?
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Cryst — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Cryst.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Cryst — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Cryst.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Cryst — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryst.
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 Cryst — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Cryst.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Cryst — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryst.
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.