Free games like Call of the Abyss
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Call of the Abyss, 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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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Call of the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Call of the Abyss.
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.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Call of the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Call of the Abyss.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Call of the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Call of the Abyss.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Call of the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Call of the Abyss.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Call of the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Call of the Abyss.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Call of the Abyss — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Free-to-play alternative to Call of the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Call of the Abyss.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Call of the Abyss — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Call of the Abyss.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.