Free games like The Black Within
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Black Within, 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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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Free-to-play alternative to The Black Within — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Within.
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 The Black Within — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Within.
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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A Date in the Park
Free-to-play alternative to The Black Within — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with The Black Within.
A short and mysterious free point and click adventure game, inspired by the feeling of oddness in an everyday situation.
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Unfortunate Spacemen
Free-to-play alternative to The Black Within — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Black Within.
An online multiplayer game about shapeshifting deception and betrayal! As a hapless, brave spaceman employed by The Company you'll work diligently to defend and be rescued from failing outposts, but not everyone around you is who they claim to be...
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Wardwell House
Free-to-play alternative to The Black Within — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with The Black Within.
A storm washed you upon the shore of a mysterious island with a horrific past. A terrifying first-person atmospheric horror game.
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Yume Nikki
Free-to-play alternative to The Black Within — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Within.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to The Black Within — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Within.
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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The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
Free-to-play alternative to The Black Within — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Within.
Nothing but the stink of old, moist carpets, the madness of mono-yellow, and the blinding light of fluorescent bulbs at maximum hum-buzz. Over 600 million sq. miles of randomly segmented rooms. God save you if you hear something wandering nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.