Free games like Ted
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Ted, 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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Press Any Button
Free-to-play alternative to Ted — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Ted.
This video game realized how boring it had been and now is trying its best to fix that.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Free-to-play alternative to Ted — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ted.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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Tell Me Why
Free-to-play alternative to Ted — no purchase or trial window.
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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Emily is Away
Free-to-play alternative to Ted — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ted.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to Ted — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ted.
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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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to Ted — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Ted.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to Ted — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ted.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Trapped with Jester
Free-to-play alternative to Ted — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Ted.
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?