Free games like Hotel in the Dark

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hotel 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Hotel in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hotel in the Dark.
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.
2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Hotel in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Hotel in the Dark.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
3
Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Hotel in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Hotel in the Dark.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
4
ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Hotel in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hotel in the Dark.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
5
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Hotel in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Hotel 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.
2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Hotel in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hotel in the Dark.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Hotel in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hotel in the Dark.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Hotel in the Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Hotel in the Dark.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →

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