Free games like The Archive Project
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Archive Project, 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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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to The Archive Project — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Archive Project.
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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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to The Archive Project — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Archive Project.
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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An Arcade Full of Cats
Free-to-play alternative to The Archive Project — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Archive Project.
Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.
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Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Free-to-play alternative to The Archive Project — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Archive Project.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
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100 Asian Cats
Free-to-play alternative to The Archive Project — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Archive Project.
🏮🐈 100 Asian Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Asia! 😻 🌸 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of Asian temples 🏯 as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
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The Supper
Free-to-play alternative to The Archive Project — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Archive Project.
The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.
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100 Capitalist Cats
Free-to-play alternative to The Archive Project — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Archive Project.
🐱💼 100 Capitalist Cats - Join the cutest adventure in the Wall Street! 😻💰💵 Explore the charming hand-drawn artwork of New York, heart of Capitalism, as you embark on a quest to find 100 adorable cats hidden throughout the game. 🕵️♂️❌ Can you find them all? 🕵️♂️🐈✅
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REFLEXIA Prototype ver.
Free-to-play alternative to The Archive Project — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Archive Project.
REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.
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NIRAVASI
Free-to-play alternative to The Archive Project — no purchase or trial window.
Escape and explore the ruins of a once-great city, while being hunted by the machine that watches over it. Remember, there is always protection in perfection.
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NIGHTSWEEPER
Free-to-play alternative to The Archive Project — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Archive Project.
NIGHTSWEEPER is a 3D puzzle adventure about recovering ancient artifacts from an abandoned white desert, sweeping the scars from their spells with Minesweeper-inspired puzzles, and selling them.