Free games like Lightspeed
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Lightspeed, 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 Lightspeed — 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 Lightspeed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Lightspeed.
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 Lightspeed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Lightspeed.
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 Lightspeed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Lightspeed.
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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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Lightspeed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Lightspeed.
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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Lightspeed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Lightspeed.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Lightspeed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Lightspeed.
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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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Lightspeed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Lightspeed.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.