Free games like Hard Work
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hard Work, 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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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Hard Work — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to Hard Work — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Hard Work — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hard Work.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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The Last Sovereign
Free-to-play alternative to Hard Work — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hard Work.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
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Supermarket Together
Free-to-play alternative to Hard Work — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
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Fallout Shelter
Free-to-play alternative to Hard Work — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Hard Work.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
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Clicker Heroes
Free-to-play alternative to Hard Work — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hard Work.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Hard Work — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hard Work.
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!