Free games like Idle Circles
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Idle Circles, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Idle Circles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Idle Circles.
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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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Idle Circles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Circles.
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 Idle Circles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Circles.
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 Idle Circles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Idle Circles.
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 Idle Circles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Idle Circles.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Idle Circles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Circles.
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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Virtual Cottage
Free-to-play alternative to Idle Circles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Circles.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to Idle Circles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Idle Circles.
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.