Free games like Shift At Midnight
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shift At Midnight, 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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Unfortunate Spacemen
Free-to-play alternative to Shift At Midnight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift At Midnight.
An online multiplayer game about shapeshifting deception and betrayal! As a hapless, brave spaceman employed by The Company you'll work diligently to defend and be rescued from failing outposts, but not everyone around you is who they claim to be...
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TEST TEST TEST
Free-to-play alternative to Shift At Midnight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift At Midnight.
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
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Pathologic 3: Quarantine
Free-to-play alternative to Shift At Midnight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Shift At Midnight.
In this free prologue to a narrative-driven adventure, watch a mysterious plague break out in a small town. Learn what drove a celebrated academic to leave his acclaimed lab. Examine patients, uncover strange secrets, and make first steps towards immortality.
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Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha
Free-to-play alternative to Shift At Midnight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift At Midnight.
The Original Pre-Alpha of Hello Neighbor, a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
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Blameless
Free-to-play alternative to Shift At Midnight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift At Midnight.
Blameless is a mysterious first-person adventure with primary focus on puzzle solving and short story. The player will appear in a role of an architect trying to investigate strange happenings, after discovering evidence of an act of violence.
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Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories
Free-to-play alternative to Shift At Midnight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift At Midnight.
"Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories" is a series of co-operative escape-room style puzzle scenarios. Each one is sure to test your wits as you try to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of your escape.
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Adventure Escape Mysteries
Free-to-play alternative to Shift At Midnight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift At Midnight.
Play a story-driven room escape game with unique puzzles enjoyed by tens of millions of players. Solve mysteries, puzzle through escape rooms, and find the clue that will crack the case in a critically acclaimed puzzle adventure game!
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Hello Neighbor Alpha 1
Free-to-play alternative to Shift At Midnight — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shift At Midnight.
This is Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor, a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.