Free games like Cardwork
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Cardwork, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Cardwork — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Cardwork.
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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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Cardwork — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cardwork.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Cardwork — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Cardwork.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Cardwork — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Cardwork.
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 Cardwork — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cardwork.
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 Cardwork — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Cardwork.
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 Cardwork — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cardwork.
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 Cardwork — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Cardwork.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Minion Masters
Free-to-play alternative to Cardwork — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardwork.
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!