Free games like Surrogate
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Surrogate, 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Surrogate — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Surrogate — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
- 3
missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Surrogate — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to Surrogate — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Surrogate — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Surrogate — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
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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There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
Free-to-play alternative to Surrogate — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
A little game that’s not a game, winner of an old game jam that nobody’s ever heard of. So DON'T INSTALL IT!
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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to Surrogate — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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BRAVO
Free-to-play alternative to Surrogate — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Surrogate.
A 20‑minute playable thriller that will blow your mind.