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Free games like Playing History: Vikings

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Playing History: Vikings, 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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    Life is Strange - Episode 1 — Steam game cover

    Life is Strange - Episode 1

    Free-to-play alternative to Playing History: Vikings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    NGU IDLE — Steam game cover

    NGU IDLE

    Free-to-play alternative to Playing History: Vikings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Grimm's Hollow — Steam game cover

    Grimm's Hollow

    Free-to-play alternative to Playing History: Vikings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015 — Steam game cover

    There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015

    Free-to-play alternative to Playing History: Vikings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    An Arcade Full of Cats — Steam game cover

    An Arcade Full of Cats

    Free-to-play alternative to Playing History: Vikings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Playing History: Vikings.

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Cube Escape: Paradox — Steam game cover

    Cube Escape: Paradox

    Free-to-play alternative to Playing History: Vikings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port] — Steam game cover

    We Become What We Behold [Fan-Made Port]

    Free-to-play alternative to Playing History: Vikings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Playing History: Vikings.

    a game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles

    2019IndieCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Tails Noir: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Tails Noir: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Playing History: Vikings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playing History: Vikings.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Anointed: Heart of David — Steam game cover

    The Anointed: Heart of David

    Free-to-play alternative to Playing History: Vikings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and RPG with Playing History: Vikings.

    The Anointed: Heart of David is a single-player, action-adventure game with platforming elements experienced in 3rd-person perspective. Step into the sandals of David, a young boy destined for greatness. With wisdom, skill, and bravery, navigate the iconic events and landscapes of Ancient Israel.

    ActionAdventureRPGFreeFree to playSimilar games →