Free games like Nocturnals
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Nocturnals, 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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Tell Me Why
Free-to-play alternative to Nocturnals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Nocturnals.
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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It gets so lonely here
Free-to-play alternative to Nocturnals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Nocturnals.
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
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Life is Strange 2
Free-to-play alternative to Nocturnals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Nocturnals.
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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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Nocturnals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Nocturnals.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to Nocturnals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Nocturnals.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
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Disturbed
Free-to-play alternative to Nocturnals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nocturnals.
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
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Killer Chat! - Original Edition
Free-to-play alternative to Nocturnals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Nocturnals.
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
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one night, hot springs
Free-to-play alternative to Nocturnals — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Nocturnals.
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...