Free games like Project Songbird
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Project Songbird, 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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SCP – Containment Breach
Free-to-play alternative to Project Songbird — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Project Songbird.
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
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NaissanceE
Free-to-play alternative to Project Songbird — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Songbird.
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
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Cry of Fear
Free-to-play alternative to Project Songbird — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Project Songbird.
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
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When the Darkness comes
Free-to-play alternative to Project Songbird — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Songbird.
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
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Dead Seater
Free-to-play alternative to Project Songbird — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Project Songbird.
Explore the halls and travel deeper into the Vincent estate, but beware what lurks there. Father is coming home.
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POSTAL
Free-to-play alternative to Project Songbird — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Project Songbird.
Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.
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the static speaks my name
Free-to-play alternative to Project Songbird — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Songbird.
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
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![Close Your Eyes [Old Version] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/377330/c8d8c555e37e28190ecd34dae23ca4b0d73ce5bc/header.jpg?t=1746732306)
Close Your Eyes [Old Version]
Free-to-play alternative to Project Songbird — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Songbird.
A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.