Free games like TechRunners
Below are 11 free-to-play Steam games similar to TechRunners, 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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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to TechRunners — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with TechRunners.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to TechRunners — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with TechRunners.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to TechRunners — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with TechRunners.
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 TechRunners — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with TechRunners.
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 TechRunners — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with TechRunners.
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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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to TechRunners — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with TechRunners.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to TechRunners — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with TechRunners.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Moonring
Free-to-play alternative to TechRunners — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with TechRunners.
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
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Futurika Online
Free-to-play alternative to TechRunners — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Massively Multiplayer with TechRunners.
Futurika Online is a free-to-play, pixel art cyberpunk MMORPG with real-time combat and story-driven progression. Play for free!
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Runeward Online
Free-to-play alternative to TechRunners — no purchase or trial window. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with TechRunners.
Free-to-play online RPG meets relentless bullet hell. Blast, cast, and dodge as you chase rare loot, evolve your class, and bend the rules with game-breaking runes and pets. Squad up with players worldwide while delving into unforgiving dungeons and building your character, one drop at a time.
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Gangs of Space
Free-to-play alternative to TechRunners — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Massively Multiplayer with TechRunners.
Gangs of Space is a massively-multiplayer Rogue Shmup where Gangs of players compete for the conquest of the galaxy.