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Free games like The Ash Remembers

Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Ash Remembers, 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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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play alternative to The Ash Remembers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Ash Remembers.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Sheepy: A Short Adventure — Steam game cover

    Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    Free-to-play alternative to The Ash Remembers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Ash Remembers.

    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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    NGU IDLE — Steam game cover

    NGU IDLE

    Free-to-play alternative to The Ash Remembers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Ash Remembers.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Grimm's Hollow — Steam game cover

    Grimm's Hollow

    Free-to-play alternative to The Ash Remembers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ash Remembers.

    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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    Virtual Cottage — Steam game cover

    Virtual Cottage

    Free-to-play alternative to The Ash Remembers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Ash Remembers.

    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.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

    Free-to-play alternative to The Ash Remembers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ash Remembers.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Eternal Senia — Steam game cover

    Eternal Senia

    Free-to-play alternative to The Ash Remembers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ash Remembers.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It — Steam game cover

    Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    Free-to-play alternative to The Ash Remembers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Ash Remembers.

    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.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Vanya Online - Idle MMORPG — Steam game cover

    Vanya Online - Idle MMORPG

    Free-to-play alternative to The Ash Remembers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ash Remembers.

    Vanya Online is a dark free-to-play idle MMORPG with endless progression, PvP and Non-PvP worlds, player economy, events, and no level cap, no skill cap, and no account resets.

    2026IndieMassively MultiplayerRPGFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Crimson Engines — Steam game cover

    Crimson Engines

    Free-to-play alternative to The Ash Remembers — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with The Ash Remembers.

    Awaken as a vampire in this dark gothic idle RPG. Rest in the crypt, harvest raw blood, refine powerful phials of vitae, and upgrade your gear in the Sanguine Sanctum. Unleash your dark arts in tactical combat, dominate the Crimson Market, and build your eternal coven.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeFree to playSimilar games →