Free games like Orphans

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Orphans, 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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1
Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Orphans — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Orphans.
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 →
2
ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Orphans — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orphans.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
3
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Orphans — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orphans.
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 →
4
The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Orphans — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Orphans.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
5
missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Orphans — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Orphans.
‘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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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Orphans — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orphans.
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.
2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
7
Virtual Cottage
Free-to-play alternative to Orphans — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Orphans.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Orphans — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orphans.
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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UNHERD
Free-to-play alternative to Orphans — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Orphans.
You have 9 hours to find your way out and defeat The Unherd. Are you up for the challenge?
2021StrategyIndieAdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →

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