Free games like Pool of Madness
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Pool of Madness, 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 Pool of Madness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Pool of Madness.
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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Pool of Madness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Pool of Madness.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Pool of Madness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool of Madness.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Pool of Madness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool of Madness.
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.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Pool of Madness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Pool of Madness.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Pool of Madness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool of Madness.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to Pool of Madness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pool of Madness.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Pool of Madness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Pool of Madness.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!