Free games like Hatch
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hatch, 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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Eronoctosis: Put Yourself Together
Free-to-play alternative to Hatch — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Hatch.
A 2-Player Networked Horror Co-Op game. Explore the deepest recesses of your mind to put yourself back together. Work together to defend yourself from its denizens.
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Dead Seater
Free-to-play alternative to Hatch — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Hatch.
Explore the halls and travel deeper into the Vincent estate, but beware what lurks there. Father is coming home.
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NaissanceE
Free-to-play alternative to Hatch — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
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Cry of Fear
Free-to-play alternative to Hatch — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Hatch.
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
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Yume Nikki
Free-to-play alternative to Hatch — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Hatch — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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Close Your Eyes [Old Version]
Free-to-play alternative to Hatch — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hatch.
A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.
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A Date in the Park
Free-to-play alternative to Hatch — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Hatch.
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.