Free games like Sunlight
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Sunlight, 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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Press Any Button
Free-to-play alternative to Sunlight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Sunlight.
This video game realized how boring it had been and now is trying its best to fix that.
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Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Free-to-play alternative to Sunlight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Sunlight.
A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina
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The Flood
Free-to-play alternative to Sunlight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunlight.
The Flood is a peaceful 5 minute narrative experience in which you pilot a little boat down a river. It's a gentle reminder that sometimes we should stop worrying about our destination and just enjoy the journey.
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When the Darkness comes
Free-to-play alternative to Sunlight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunlight.
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
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Dead Seater
Free-to-play alternative to Sunlight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunlight.
Explore the halls and travel deeper into the Vincent estate, but beware what lurks there. Father is coming home.
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Port of Call
Free-to-play alternative to Sunlight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunlight.
Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.
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The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
Free-to-play alternative to Sunlight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunlight.
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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South Scrimshaw, Part One
Free-to-play alternative to Sunlight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Sunlight.
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.