Free games like The Light Remake
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Light Remake, 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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Cloud Climber
Free-to-play alternative to The Light Remake — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.
A surreal first person walking sim about the end of humanity. Explore magnificent sky-bound ruins, and learn why they were built.
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NaissanceE
Free-to-play alternative to The Light Remake — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
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Pathologic 3: Quarantine
Free-to-play alternative to The Light Remake — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.
In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.
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Off-Peak
Free-to-play alternative to The Light Remake — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.
You're stranded at a cathedral-like train station in the near future, searching for a ticket out of town. Explore the secret passageways, interact with strangers, dig for records, and get hypnotized by the soundtrack – a batch of original music courtesy of the band, Archie Pelago.
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the static speaks my name
Free-to-play alternative to The Light Remake — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
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The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
Free-to-play alternative to The Light Remake — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.
Nothing but the stink of old, moist carpets, the madness of mono-yellow, and the blinding light of fluorescent bulbs at maximum hum-buzz. Over 600 million sq. miles of randomly segmented rooms. God save you if you hear something wandering nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.
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Yume Nikki
Free-to-play alternative to The Light Remake — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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Awkward Dimensions Redux
Free-to-play alternative to The Light Remake — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Light Remake.
They may be awkward dimensions, but they're my dreams...