Free games like Pulse
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Pulse, 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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Marie's Room
Free-to-play alternative to Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pulse.
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?
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What Never Was
Free-to-play alternative to Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pulse.
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
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NaissanceE
Free-to-play alternative to Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pulse.
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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SUCCUBUS: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pulse.
Become a demonic priestess of lust and use her unique skills to take revenge on your enemies. Regain your kingdom making hell tremble under your hooves! Leave no one alive if they won't bend the knee.
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Rhome
Free-to-play alternative to Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pulse.
Rhome is a first-person dark atmospheric exploration game made by students at SMU Guildhall. Players navigate an increasingly chaotic and psychologically unnerving environment to reveal the fate of Hailey Rhome. Proceeds from your purchase on Steam go to support student development.
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The Name I Wear
Free-to-play alternative to Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pulse.
In an ancient riad once used as the base of a spy network, retrace the events and people tied to a forgotten tragedy. Your weapon? Names. Find them, write them, become them.
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Skybound
Free-to-play alternative to Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pulse.
Skybound is a 3D exploration platformer focused on fun, fluid movement mechanics, parkour and environmental puzzle solving.
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This Game is Simple
Free-to-play alternative to Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pulse.
Wander through an ever-changing level in This Game is Simple- a quiet, meditative story about a game developer losing passion towards their work.