Free games like Cradle
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Cradle, 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Cradle — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Cradle.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Cradle — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Cradle.
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 Cradle — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cradle.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Cradle — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Cradle.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Cradle — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cradle.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Cradle — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Cradle.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Cradle — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cradle.
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 Cradle — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Cradle.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.