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Games like The Free Ones

If The Free Ones is your kind of game, the closest matches are Skies Of Blue: Remake, Time's Prison and Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fast paced constant action, movement feels perfect and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About The Free Ones: Follow Theo's dizzying adventure in first-person platformer "The Free Ones". Soar through the air with your grapple, blaze a trail through the canyons and take part in an extraordinary story.

2018AdventureWindows · macOS · Linuxby Farsky Interactive
The Free Ones — Steam game cover
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Fast paced constant actionMemorable set pieces stand outMovement feels perfectAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into The Free Ones also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Skies Of Blue: Remake

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for The Free Ones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    Skies Of Blue: Remake is a first-person puzzle-platformer where you work your way through a series of different levels utilizing various key items, including Bombs, keys and your pistol, along with fresh and interesting mechanics that change as you progress.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Time's Prison

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for The Free Ones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    A pirate who is burning with love for treasure finally finds the treasure island on the map. However, the pirate has puzzles to solve and adventures to go through. The story of the game starts right here.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Free Ones.

    Third-strongest match for The Free Ones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.

    2020ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Refunct

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Free Ones.

    Ranked #4 for The Free Ones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Youropa

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Free Ones.

    Ranked #5 for The Free Ones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Mirror's Edge™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Free Ones.

    Ranked #6 for The Free Ones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.

    2009ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Carry The Glass

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Free Ones.

    Ranked #7 for The Free Ones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    Team up as two quirky construction workers in this fun 2-player co-op platformer! Carry a fragile glass window through colorful levels filled with challenges. Communicate and coordinate to dodge obstacles and solve puzzles. Can you finish the job without breaking the glass?

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Free Ones.

    Ranked #8 for The Free Ones fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    Her legacy lives on! Play the next series of Tomb Raider adventures in this remastered collection of Lara Croft's darkest adventures.

    2025ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to The Free Ones

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Valley

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of The Free Ones cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    Stuck in a spider invested valley, you must collect firearms and ammunition to survive the never ending waves of spiders. Test your skills and compare your highest wave.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Portal

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with The Free Ones.

    Reviewers of The Free Ones cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. BioShock Infinite

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Free Ones.

    Reviewers of The Free Ones cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.

    2013Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. A Story About My Uncle

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Free Ones.

    Reviewers of The Free Ones cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

    2014IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    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 PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    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 PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Refunct

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Free Ones.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Youropa

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Free Ones.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with The Free Ones.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with The Free Ones.

    Her legacy lives on! Play the next series of Tomb Raider adventures in this remastered collection of Lara Croft's darkest adventures.

    2025ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about The Free Ones

What games are most similar to The Free Ones?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Free Ones are Skies Of Blue: Remake, Time's Prison, Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst.
Who developed The Free Ones?
The Free Ones was developed by Farsky Interactive.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Free Ones.

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