Free games like Shift
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shift, 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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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift.
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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Virtual Cottage
Free-to-play alternative to Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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Coloring Pixels
Free-to-play alternative to Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Free-to-play alternative to Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.