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Free games like Scallywags

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Scallywags, 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 Scallywags — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Scallywags.

    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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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

    Free-to-play alternative to Scallywags — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Scallywags.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Our Life: Beginnings & Always — Steam game cover

    Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    Free-to-play alternative to Scallywags — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Scallywags.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Awaria — Steam game cover

    Awaria

    Free-to-play alternative to Scallywags — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Scallywags.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

    Free-to-play alternative to Scallywags — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Scallywags.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Disfigure — Steam game cover

    Disfigure

    Free-to-play alternative to Scallywags — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Scallywags.

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel — Steam game cover

    Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    Free-to-play alternative to Scallywags — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Scallywags.

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    SuchArt: Creative Space — Steam game cover

    SuchArt: Creative Space

    Free-to-play alternative to Scallywags — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Scallywags.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →