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Free games like Surviving the Abyss

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Surviving the Abyss, 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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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

    Free-to-play alternative to Surviving the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surviving the Abyss.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Paper Lily - Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    Free-to-play alternative to Surviving the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surviving the Abyss.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue — Steam game cover

    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Surviving the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surviving the Abyss.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    93, Kuindzhi — Steam game cover

    93, Kuindzhi

    Free-to-play alternative to Surviving the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surviving the Abyss.

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    DORONKO WANKO — Steam game cover

    DORONKO WANKO

    Free-to-play alternative to Surviving the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Surviving the Abyss.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Landfall Archives — Steam game cover

    Landfall Archives

    Free-to-play alternative to Surviving the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Surviving the Abyss.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    SuchArt: Creative Space — Steam game cover

    SuchArt: Creative Space

    Free-to-play alternative to Surviving the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Surviving the Abyss.

    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!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Mitoza — Steam game cover

    Mitoza

    Free-to-play alternative to Surviving the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surviving the Abyss.

    It's not a game, it's a toy. Explore all cycles and prepare yourself to accept the inevitable effects of Mitoza.

    2021IndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →