Free games like Upstream
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Upstream, 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Upstream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Upstream.
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 Upstream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Upstream.
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 Upstream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Upstream.
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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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to Upstream — no purchase or trial window.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Upstream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Upstream.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Upstream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Upstream.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Upstream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Upstream.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Upstream — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Upstream.
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!