Free games like Only Run
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Only Run, 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 Only Run — 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Only Run — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Only Run.
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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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Only Run — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Only Run.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Only Run — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Only Run.
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 Only Run — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Only Run.
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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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Only Run — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Only Run.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Only Run — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Only Run.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Only Run — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Only Run.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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We Bowling?!
Free-to-play alternative to Only Run — no purchase or trial window. Shares Sports and Indie with Only Run.
WeBowling?! is built from the ground up for Speedrunners. In this game you take control of a bowling ball of your choosing and make your way through the obstacles as fast as you can! With 10 current tracks and global steam leaderboards, there are plenty of opportunities for you to get that WR!