Free games like Chernobyl: Origins
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Chernobyl: Origins, 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 Chernobyl: Origins — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Chernobyl: Origins.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Chernobyl: Origins — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Chernobyl: Origins.
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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Chernobyl: Origins — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Chernobyl: Origins.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Chernobyl: Origins — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Chernobyl: Origins.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Chernobyl: Origins — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chernobyl: Origins.
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.
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Chernobyl: Origins — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chernobyl: Origins.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Chernobyl: Origins — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Chernobyl: Origins.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Chernobyl: Origins — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Chernobyl: Origins.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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Poppy Playtime
Free-to-play alternative to Chernobyl: Origins — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chernobyl: Origins.
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.