Free games like Time Dilation Lab
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Time Dilation Lab, 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 Time Dilation Lab — 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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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Time Dilation Lab — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Time Dilation Lab.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Time Dilation Lab — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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OnlyCans: Thirst Date
Free-to-play alternative to Time Dilation Lab — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Time Dilation Lab.
Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Time Dilation Lab — no purchase or trial window.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to Time Dilation Lab — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Time Dilation Lab.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Aircar
Free-to-play alternative to Time Dilation Lab — no purchase or trial window.
A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.
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Crime Scene Cleaner: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Time Dilation Lab — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Time Dilation Lab.
When there’s a call, you are the man to clean up after your client’s dirty job. Siding with the mafia is a dangerous game, but they pay well, and you need money, right? So take your mop and better remove those bloodstains quickly before the police come.