Free games like Afterdream
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Afterdream, 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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Yume Nikki
Free-to-play alternative to Afterdream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Afterdream.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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NaissanceE
Free-to-play alternative to Afterdream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Afterdream.
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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A Date in the Park
Free-to-play alternative to Afterdream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Afterdream.
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
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If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
Free-to-play alternative to Afterdream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Afterdream.
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Free-to-play alternative to Afterdream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Afterdream.
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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When the Darkness comes
Free-to-play alternative to Afterdream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Afterdream.
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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POSTAL
Free-to-play alternative to Afterdream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Afterdream.
Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.
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the static speaks my name
Free-to-play alternative to Afterdream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Afterdream.
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.