Free games like Hounded
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hounded, 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Hounded — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Hounded.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Hounded — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Hounded.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Hounded — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hounded.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Hounded — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hounded.
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 Hounded — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Hounded.
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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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Hounded — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hounded.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Hounded — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Hounded.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Travellin Cats in Paris
Free-to-play alternative to Hounded — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Hounded.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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The Light that Binds Us
Free-to-play alternative to Hounded — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hounded.
Dive into The Light That Binds Us, a puzzle-adventure game where light shapes reality. Play as Yuè, a tormented soul, accompanied by her faithful protector, Yún. Cast shadows into paths, reshape the world to solve puzzles, explore breathtaking environments, and uncover the past that binds you!