Free games like School of Nightmares
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to School of Nightmares, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to School of Nightmares — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with School of Nightmares.
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 School of Nightmares — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with School of Nightmares.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to School of Nightmares — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with School of Nightmares.
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 School of Nightmares — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with School of Nightmares.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to School of Nightmares — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with School of Nightmares.
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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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to School of Nightmares — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with School of Nightmares.
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.).
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to School of Nightmares — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with School of Nightmares.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to School of Nightmares — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with School of Nightmares.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Treasure Hunters: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to School of Nightmares — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with School of Nightmares.
Treasure Hunters: Prologue is a free version of 'Treasure Hunters', an intense, co-op treasure-hunting game set in mysterious dungeons filled with puzzles, platforms, and deadly creatures, where your goal is to find and steal the most valuable treasures