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Free games like Project Pulsation

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Project Pulsation, 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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    SCP: Secret Laboratory — Steam game cover

    SCP: Secret Laboratory

    Free-to-play alternative to Project Pulsation — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Project Pulsation.

    Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

    2017ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Cry of Fear — Steam game cover

    Cry of Fear

    Free-to-play alternative to Project Pulsation — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Pulsation.

    Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

    2013ActionIndieAdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    No More Room in Hell — Steam game cover

    No More Room in Hell

    Free-to-play alternative to Project Pulsation — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Project Pulsation.

    The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.

    2013ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Transmissions: Element 120 — Steam game cover

    Transmissions: Element 120

    Free-to-play alternative to Project Pulsation — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Project Pulsation.

    TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Zombie Panic! Source — Steam game cover

    Zombie Panic! Source

    Free-to-play alternative to Project Pulsation — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Pulsation.

    Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.

    2008ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Devolverland Expo — Steam game cover

    Devolverland Expo

    Free-to-play alternative to Project Pulsation — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Pulsation.

    Devolverland Expo is a first-person 'marketing simulator' set within an abandoned convention center after the annual Devolver Digital game expo was mysteriously canceled.

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Lurk in the Dark : Prologue — Steam game cover

    Lurk in the Dark : Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Project Pulsation — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Project Pulsation.

    A town flourished with woodworking and mining, "Babel's Hill Top". A Ruggles family who contributed greatly to the development of this town several centuries ago. The tragedy that happened at the residence of them. In this residence where blood and hatred are ingrained, their nightmare begins.

    2019ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Roach Hotel — Steam game cover

    The Roach Hotel

    Free-to-play alternative to Project Pulsation — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Pulsation.

    The Roach Hotel is a first person analog horror game that drags you into its halls, where every shadow hides a question and every corner dares you to keep following its path.

    2025ActionStrategyIndieFreeFree to playSimilar games →