Free games like Nine Islands

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Nine Islands, 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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1
Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Nine Islands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Nine Islands.
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.
2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
2
Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Nine Islands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Nine Islands.
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 →
3
ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Nine Islands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
4
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Nine Islands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
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.
2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
5
The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Nine Islands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Nine Islands.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Nine Islands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Nine Islands.
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!
2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Nine Islands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Nine Islands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nine Islands.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →

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