Free games like A Wise Use of Time
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to A Wise Use of Time, 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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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to A Wise Use of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with A Wise Use of Time.
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.
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to A Wise Use of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with A Wise Use of Time.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to A Wise Use of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with A Wise Use of Time.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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one night, hot springs
Free-to-play alternative to A Wise Use of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with A Wise Use of Time.
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Free-to-play alternative to A Wise Use of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with A Wise Use of Time.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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It gets so lonely here
Free-to-play alternative to A Wise Use of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with A Wise Use of Time.
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
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Killer Chat! - Original Edition
Free-to-play alternative to A Wise Use of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with A Wise Use of Time.
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to A Wise Use of Time — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with A Wise Use of Time.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!