Free games like Shroom and Gloom
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shroom and Gloom, 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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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Shroom and Gloom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shroom and Gloom.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Shroom and Gloom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shroom and Gloom.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Shroom and Gloom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shroom and Gloom.
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.
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Shroom and Gloom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shroom and Gloom.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Free-to-play alternative to Shroom and Gloom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shroom and Gloom.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
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Cube Escape: Paradox
Free-to-play alternative to Shroom and Gloom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shroom and Gloom.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Shroom and Gloom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shroom and Gloom.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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Samsara Room
Free-to-play alternative to Shroom and Gloom — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shroom and Gloom.
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.