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Free games like The History of Everything

Below are 12 free-to-play Steam games similar to The History of Everything, 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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    Indigo Park: Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    STRAFTAT — Steam game cover

    STRAFTAT

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive — Steam game cover

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Landfall Archives — Steam game cover

    Landfall Archives

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The History of Everything.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Die in the Dungeon: Origins — Steam game cover

    Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The History of Everything.

    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!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Brief Karate Foolish — Steam game cover

    Brief Karate Foolish

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    Here comes a new epic of live action fighting game!! With 60fps smooth action, sexy and deadly guys fly into air and bounces their flab!

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    NERTS! Online — Steam game cover

    NERTS! Online

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    NERTS! Online is a fast-paced competitive solitaire game for you and up to five of your friends, played the same way we play it at the Zachtronics office!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams — Steam game cover

    Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The History of Everything.

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Star Squadrons: Galactic Trading Card Game — Steam game cover

    Star Squadrons: Galactic Trading Card Game

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The History of Everything.

    Star Squadrons is a fast-paced, tactical sci-fi card game WITHOUT MANA, where you deploy cards face down, interact nonstop, and win through clever location control. Secure your Founder status ahead of the Kickstarter in late 2026 / early 2027! Play the browser-based Early Alpha now!

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Grid Tactics: Duel — Steam game cover

    Grid Tactics: Duel

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The History of Everything.

    Grid Tactics: Duel is a competitive card game built on an 8×8 grid. Every move is about positioning, timing, and resource trade-offs. With limited resources, choose when and where to play—set up or apply pressure. Each placement reshapes the board. Win through deckbuilding and precise execution.

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Norectus: Theatre of War — Steam game cover

    Norectus: Theatre of War

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with The History of Everything.

    A free-to-play strategy card game where five nations wage war. Build a deck around your Leader, then battle through ranked duels, a 100-floor roguelike, co-op bosses, and clan wars, plus Leader Clash, a full auto-battler mode built into the game.

    2026StrategyMassively MultiplayerRPGFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    弈统三国:三国五子棋 — Steam game cover

    弈统三国:三国五子棋

    Free-to-play alternative to The History of Everything — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The History of Everything.

    Three Kingdoms Gomoku combines classic Gomoku with Three Kingdoms themes and general skills. You can freely build decks from various factions, utilize generals' abilities to create brilliant tactical combos, and enjoy the unique fun of skill-based Gomoku.

    StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →