Free games like The Long Drift
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Long Drift, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to The Long Drift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Drift.
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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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to The Long Drift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Long Drift.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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Virtual Cottage
Free-to-play alternative to The Long Drift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Drift.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to The Long Drift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drift.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to The Long Drift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Drift.
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 The Long Drift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Long Drift.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to The Long Drift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Long Drift.
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!
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to The Long Drift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drift.
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.
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Slime Trader
Free-to-play alternative to The Long Drift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Drift.
Summon, place, and merge slimes to stop the larvae pouring from the pen. Collect 111 slimes across 12 grades from F to XXX, grow through runes and rebirths, trade eligible Steam Inventory items, and climb the stage leaderboard in this casual pixel-art horde defense game.
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Cat Screen
Free-to-play alternative to The Long Drift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Drift.
Cat Screen is a game about cats living on your desktop and taskbar! Collect, feed, play mini-games, win boxes, power up your cats, and participate in boss battles!