Free games like Defeat the Boss
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Defeat the Boss, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Defeat the Boss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Defeat the Boss.
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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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Defeat the Boss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Defeat the Boss.
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 Defeat the Boss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Defeat the Boss.
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 Defeat the Boss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Defeat the Boss.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Defeat the Boss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Defeat the Boss.
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.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Defeat the Boss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Defeat the Boss.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Defeat the Boss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Defeat the Boss.
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!
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Defeat the Boss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Defeat the Boss.
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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The Infinite Grimoire
Free-to-play alternative to Defeat the Boss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Defeat the Boss.
Build your magical academy, produce arcane tomes, merge them into stronger forms, train students, and expand your influence across the world. An idle management game where your spellcraft grows even while you're away.