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Free games like Sealbound: Cthulhu Rising

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Sealbound: Cthulhu Rising, 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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    Sheepy: A Short Adventure — Steam game cover

    Sheepy: A Short Adventure

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

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Awaria — Steam game cover

    Awaria

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Grimm's Hollow — Steam game cover

    Grimm's Hollow

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Paper Lily - Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Paper Lily - Chapter 1

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

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue — Steam game cover

    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

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

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Children of Clay — Steam game cover

    The Children of Clay

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

    The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulationFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Moonring — Steam game cover

    Moonring

    Free-to-play alternative to Sealbound: Cthulhu Rising — no purchase or trial window.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Die in the Dungeon: Origins — Steam game cover

    Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    Free-to-play alternative to Sealbound: Cthulhu Rising — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sealbound: Cthulhu Rising.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Grid Tactics: Duel — Steam game cover

    Grid Tactics: Duel

    Free-to-play alternative to Sealbound: Cthulhu Rising — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sealbound: Cthulhu Rising.

    Grid Tactics: Duel is a competitive card game built on an 8×8 grid. Every move is about positioning, timing, and resource trade-offs. With limited resources, choose when and where to play—set up or apply pressure. Each placement reshapes the board. Win through deckbuilding and precise execution.

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →