Free games like Dead Keys
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Dead Keys, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Dead Keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Dead Keys.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Dead Keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Dead Keys.
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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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Dead Keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Keys.
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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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to Dead Keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Dead Keys.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Dead Keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Dead Keys.
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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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to Dead Keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Dead Keys.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Dead Keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Keys.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Dead Keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Dead Keys.
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.
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Ultimate Multiplayer Survival Engine
Free-to-play alternative to Dead Keys — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Keys.
The only goal is survival. Explore a dangerous world, gather resources, craft equipment, build shelter, and fight to stay alive. Whether alone or with friends, every decision could mean the difference between thriving and losing everything.