Free games like Life is Hard
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Life is Hard, 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Life is Hard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Life is Hard.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Life is Hard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Life is Hard.
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 Life is Hard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Life is Hard.
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 Life is Hard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Life is Hard.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Life is Hard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Life is Hard.
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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Coloring Pixels
Free-to-play alternative to Life is Hard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Life is Hard.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
Free-to-play alternative to Life is Hard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Life is Hard.
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!
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Life is Hard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Life is Hard.
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.