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Free games like Rising Runner

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Rising Runner, 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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    Cat Burglar: A Tail of Purrsuit — Steam game cover

    Cat Burglar: A Tail of Purrsuit

    Free-to-play alternative to Rising Runner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Rising Runner.

    Cat Burglar is a short, light-hearted, stealth, puzzle platformer with a pet charity awareness campaign. Help Kat find her way into the Dogo Corps base to discover Major Bulls' master plan.

    2019IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Find You — Steam game cover

    Find You

    Free-to-play alternative to Rising Runner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Rising Runner.

    Play every character simultaneously and reunite them in mind boggling 100 levels

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Counter Agents — Steam game cover

    Counter Agents

    Free-to-play alternative to Rising Runner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rising Runner.

    Counter Agents is a spy-themed, head-to-head multiplayer game where your objective is to sneak around guards, steal the briefcase, and make it to an exit point before your opponent!

    2016ActionStrategyIndieFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Unless — Steam game cover

    Unless

    Free-to-play alternative to Rising Runner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rising Runner.

    Challenge yourself and master 4 Distinct worlds with 66 finely tuned level screens and climb to the top of the Steam Leaderboards in this retro pixel art speedrunning platformer!

    2025ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Moo Moo Move — Steam game cover

    Moo Moo Move

    Free-to-play alternative to Rising Runner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Rising Runner.

    Enter an adorable world where you and your chubby steed are tasked with herding cows to safety. Gallop through beautifully hand crafted environments and a host of hazards in this relaxing casual arcade game!

    2019StrategyIndieCasualFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    A Wonder — Steam game cover

    A Wonder

    Free-to-play alternative to Rising Runner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Rising Runner.

    A WONDER is a 3rd person stealth/puzzle game set in a sunken city. Stuck in the depths of the sea, Alana will have to explore this dormant world in order to reactivate it. In doing so, she must remain hidden from lurking creatures, hostile to any outsider who dares to venture in this derelict place.

    2017IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    reD:起始的旋转之音(The beginning of the Melody) — Steam game cover

    reD:起始的旋转之音(The beginning of the Melody)

    Free-to-play alternative to Rising Runner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Rising Runner.

    The main character, Mika, in order to recall her parents’ self-consciousness, signed in a project called reD. The reD official claimed that completing the tasks assigned by the organization could realize her dreams. But the detailed tasks were fairly questionable.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Squaretrail: Lines of The Frame — Steam game cover

    Squaretrail: Lines of The Frame

    Free-to-play alternative to Rising Runner — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Rising Runner.

    Squaretrail: Lines of The Frame is a puzzle and adventure game where you progress by rotating square-shaped worlds. Your main character is a cube and you have to overcome different challenges in each level.

    2024IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →