Free games like Until Dawn™
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Until Dawn™, 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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Tell Me Why
Free-to-play alternative to Until Dawn™ — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Until Dawn™.
Tell Me Why is the multi-award winning episodic adventure game from Dontnod Entertainment in which twins use their supernatural bond to discover the truth of their troubled past.
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Life is Strange 2
Free-to-play alternative to Until Dawn™ — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Until Dawn™.
After a tragic incident, brothers Sean and Daniel Diaz run away from home. Fearing the police, and dealing with Daniel's new telekinetic power, the boys head to Mexico. Each stop on their journey brings new friends and new challenges.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Free-to-play alternative to Until Dawn™ — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Until Dawn™.
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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Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Until Dawn™ — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Until Dawn™.
The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art by Black Tabby Games. Note — we are retiring this store page. While the build here is still up-to-date, please download the DEMO from the main Scarlet Hollow store page. Thank you and have fun!
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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to Until Dawn™ — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Until Dawn™.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Trapped with Jester
Free-to-play alternative to Until Dawn™ — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Until Dawn™.
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
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Emily is Away
Free-to-play alternative to Until Dawn™ — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Until Dawn™.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul 2
Free-to-play alternative to Until Dawn™ — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Until Dawn™.
You will answer questions that will reveal things 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 once again unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."