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Free games like Phantom Containment

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Phantom Containment, 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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    Indigo Park: Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    Free-to-play alternative to Phantom Containment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Phantom Containment.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Looker — Steam game cover

    The Looker

    Free-to-play alternative to Phantom Containment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Phantom Containment.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive — Steam game cover

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    Free-to-play alternative to Phantom Containment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Phantom Containment.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover

    UNBEATABLE [white label]

    Free-to-play alternative to Phantom Containment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Phantom Containment.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Paper Lily - Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    Free-to-play alternative to Phantom Containment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Containment.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue — Steam game cover

    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Phantom Containment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Containment.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    OnlyCans: Thirst Date — Steam game cover

    OnlyCans: Thirst Date

    Free-to-play alternative to Phantom Containment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Phantom Containment.

    Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!

    2021IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    93, Kuindzhi — Steam game cover

    93, Kuindzhi

    Free-to-play alternative to Phantom Containment — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantom Containment.

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →