Free games like Pathway
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Pathway, 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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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Pathway — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathway.
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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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Pathway — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathway.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Pathway — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathway.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Pathway — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathway.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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Saihate Station
Free-to-play alternative to Pathway — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathway.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to Pathway — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathway.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Moonring
Free-to-play alternative to Pathway — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Pathway.
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
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Mitoza
Free-to-play alternative to Pathway — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pathway.
It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.