Free games like Journey
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to Journey, 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 Journey — 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.
- 2
Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Journey — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Journey.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
- 3
Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Journey — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Journey.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
- 4
Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Journey — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Journey.
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?
- 5
ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Journey — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Journey.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
- 6
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Journey — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Journey.
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 Journey — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Journey.
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.
- 8
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Journey — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Journey.
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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Mr. Mat Hematic
Free-to-play alternative to Journey — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey.
Mr. Mat Hematic is a short, fun, 2D platformer puzzle game where you must use given mathematical operations to alter the environment so you can move around. To complete a level, you need to reach the black door.
- 10
Tukoni: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Journey — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Journey.
Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.