Free games like Tardy
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Tardy, 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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There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
Free-to-play alternative to Tardy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tardy.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Free-to-play alternative to Tardy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tardy.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
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Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Free-to-play alternative to Tardy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tardy.
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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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Tardy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tardy.
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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The Supper
Free-to-play alternative to Tardy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tardy.
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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Realm Grinder
Free-to-play alternative to Tardy — no purchase or trial window.
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!
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Soda Dungeon
Free-to-play alternative to Tardy — no purchase or trial window.
Pop the top on some legendary action with Soda Dungeon, the fresh and fizzy hit mobile RPG adventure, now available on your desktop! Manage your team as you raid the local dungeons, upgrade your tavern, and attract new party members. Gold, legendary items, and more await you.
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Missing Translation
Free-to-play alternative to Tardy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tardy.
Lost in a weird city in the middle of the desert and surrounded by strange creatures that keep staring at you. This is a game about exploring the unknown and solving puzzles... lots of them! Don't be fooled by the looks, this isn't a point & click adventure.
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CAYNE
Free-to-play alternative to Tardy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tardy.
Hadley wakes in a facility. She is 9 months pregnant. They want her baby... CAYNE is the FREE, isometric horror game from the creators of STASIS.