Free games like Surface Tension
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Surface Tension, 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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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Surface Tension — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surface Tension.
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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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Surface Tension — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Surface Tension.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Surface Tension — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Surface Tension.
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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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Surface Tension — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Surface Tension.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Surface Tension — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surface Tension.
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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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Surface Tension — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surface Tension.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Electoral Carnage
Free-to-play alternative to Surface Tension — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Surface Tension.
Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?
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Handshakes
Free-to-play alternative to Surface Tension — no purchase or trial window.
Take your brain for a walk in Handshakes, a simple yet tricksy sokoban puzzle game. Guide two hands through puzzles designed to stump, not frustrate, so that they may achieve their dream of a warm, firm handshake.