Free games like Retention
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Retention, 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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Disturbed
Free-to-play alternative to Retention — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retention.
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.
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Emily is Away
Free-to-play alternative to Retention — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retention.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Free-to-play alternative to Retention — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retention.
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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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to Retention — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retention.
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 Retention — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retention.
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 Retention — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retention.
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
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Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Retention — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Retention.
The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art by Black Tabby Games. Note — we are retiring this store page. While the build here is still up-to-date, please download the DEMO from the main Scarlet Hollow store page. Thank you and have fun!
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Killer Chat! - Original Edition
Free-to-play alternative to Retention — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Retention.
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?