Free games like Whispers in the Dark
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Whispers in the Dark, 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Whispers in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Whispers in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.
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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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to Whispers in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Whispers in the Dark.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Whispers in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Whispers in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers in the Dark.
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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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Whispers in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers in the Dark.
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.
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OnlyCans: Thirst Date
Free-to-play alternative to Whispers in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Whispers in the Dark.
Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!
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Cube Escape: Paradox
Free-to-play alternative to Whispers in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers in the Dark.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.