Free games like Alone in the Dark

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Alone in the Dark, 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Alone in the Dark — no purchase or trial window.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Alone in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Alone in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Alone in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Alone in the Dark — no purchase or trial window.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Alone in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Alone in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Alone in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Alone in the Dark Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Alone in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
This stand-alone prologue puts you in the tiny shoes of Grace Saunders – an 11-year-old girl delivering a letter, when things go horribly wrong… Experience the unique 1920s horror atmosphere of Alone in the Dark and prepare for the terror that awaits in Derceto Manor
2023AdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →

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