Free games like Ballad
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Ballad, 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 Ballad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Ballad.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Ballad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ballad.
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 Ballad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ballad.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Ballad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Ballad.
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 Ballad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Ballad.
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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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Ballad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ballad.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Ballad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ballad.
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 Ballad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Ballad.
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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GrooveDeck
Free-to-play alternative to Ballad — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ballad.
GrooveDeck is inspired by hardware grooveboxes and excellent with controllers. Sequence beats, program melodies, and shape your sound live. Pick it up, press play, and make your next banger.