Free games like Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet — no purchase or trial window.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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!
2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Detective tales: A Study in Scarlet.
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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