Free games like Crime Union
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Crime Union, 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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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Crime Union — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Crime Union.
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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Crime Union — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Crime Union.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Crime Union — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Crime Union.
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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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Crime Union — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Crime Union.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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one night, hot springs
Free-to-play alternative to Crime Union — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Crime Union.
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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Mitoza
Free-to-play alternative to Crime Union — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Crime Union.
It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Crime Union — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Crime Union.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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Epic Battle Fantasy 3
Free-to-play alternative to Crime Union — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Crime Union.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!