Free games like Mainlining
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Mainlining, 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Mainlining — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Mainlining.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Mainlining — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Mainlining.
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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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Mainlining — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainlining.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Mainlining — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Mainlining.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Mainlining — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
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 Mainlining — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Mainlining — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mainlining.
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.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Mainlining — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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EmuDevz
Free-to-play alternative to Mainlining — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mainlining.
A game about building emulators! Implement your own NEEES core in JavaScript, get instant feedback with unit/video tests, build the graphics unit in real time, learn 6502 assembly, debug test ROMs, and have fun with the included homebrew games!