Free games like Kona
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Kona, 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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Pathologic 3: Quarantine
Free-to-play alternative to Kona — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.
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NaissanceE
Free-to-play alternative to Kona — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
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Awkward Dimensions Redux
Free-to-play alternative to Kona — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
They may be awkward dimensions, but they're my dreams...
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When the Darkness comes
Free-to-play alternative to Kona — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
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Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
Free-to-play alternative to Kona — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
This is Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor, a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
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the static speaks my name
Free-to-play alternative to Kona — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Kona — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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Blameless
Free-to-play alternative to Kona — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kona.
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.