Free games like Tessera
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Tessera, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Tessera — no purchase or trial window.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Tessera — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Tessera.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Tessera — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tessera.
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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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Tessera — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tessera.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Tessera — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Tessera.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Tessera — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Tessera.
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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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Tessera — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tessera.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Tessera — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Tessera.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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ShotCaller 26
Free-to-play alternative to Tessera — no purchase or trial window. Shares Sports and Strategy with Tessera.
Build a Counter-Strike inspired esports org from a scrappy team of five into the world #1. Sign players, train stars, negotiate sponsorships, design your merch, and call the shots on Match Day - all from a living team house where everyone has an opinion and your inbox runs the whole operation.