Free games like The Confession
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Confession, 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 The Confession — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Confession.
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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Trapped with Jester
Free-to-play alternative to The Confession — no purchase or trial window.
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
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Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to The Confession — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG and Casual with The Confession.
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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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to The Confession — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with The Confession.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to The Confession — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with The Confession.
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.
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to The Confession — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with The Confession.
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 The Confession — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with The Confession.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
Free-to-play alternative to The Confession — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Confession.
You will answer questions that will reveal things 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 once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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Killer Chat! - Original Edition
Free-to-play alternative to The Confession — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and RPG with The Confession.
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?