Free games like Pentiment
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Pentiment, 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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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Free-to-play alternative to Pentiment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Pentiment.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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Adventure Escape Mysteries
Free-to-play alternative to Pentiment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Casual with Pentiment.
Play a story-driven room escape game with unique puzzles enjoyed by tens of millions of players. Solve mysteries, puzzle through escape rooms, and find the clue that will crack the case in a critically acclaimed puzzle adventure game!
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to Pentiment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Pentiment.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Emily is Away
Free-to-play alternative to Pentiment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Pentiment.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to Pentiment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Casual with Pentiment.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Pentiment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Casual with Pentiment.
The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art by Black Tabby Games. Note — we are retiring this store page. While the build here is still up-to-date, please download the DEMO from the main Scarlet Hollow store page. Thank you and have fun!
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Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories
Free-to-play alternative to Pentiment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Casual with Pentiment.
"Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories" is a series of co-operative escape-room style puzzle scenarios. Each one is sure to test your wits as you try to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of your escape.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Pentiment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Pentiment.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.