Free games like RuneSmith
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to RuneSmith, 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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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to RuneSmith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with RuneSmith.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to RuneSmith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with RuneSmith.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to RuneSmith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with RuneSmith.
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!
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to RuneSmith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with RuneSmith.
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.
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to RuneSmith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with RuneSmith.
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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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to RuneSmith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with RuneSmith.
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 RuneSmith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with RuneSmith.
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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93, Kuindzhi
Free-to-play alternative to RuneSmith — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with RuneSmith.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.