Free games like The Meridian
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Meridian, 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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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to The Meridian — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Meridian.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Emily is Away
Free-to-play alternative to The Meridian — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Meridian.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to The Meridian — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Meridian.
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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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Free-to-play alternative to The Meridian — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Meridian.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to The Meridian — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Meridian.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to The Meridian — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Meridian.
The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art by Black Tabby Games. Note — we are retiring this store page. While the build here is still up-to-date, please download the DEMO from the main Scarlet Hollow store page. Thank you and have fun!
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Trapped with Jester
Free-to-play alternative to The Meridian — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Meridian.
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
Free-to-play alternative to The Meridian — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Meridian.
You will answer questions that will reveal things deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."