Free games like Wayward
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Wayward, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Wayward.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wayward.
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 Wayward — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wayward.
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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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wayward.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wayward.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Wayward.
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 Wayward — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Wayward.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
Free-to-play alternative to Wayward — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wayward.
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!