Free games like Hidden Clause
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hidden Clause, 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 Hidden Clause — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
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 Hidden Clause — no purchase or trial window.
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 Hidden Clause — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Hidden Clause — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Hidden Clause — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Hidden Clause — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Hidden Clause — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Hidden Clause — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
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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Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter
Free-to-play alternative to Hidden Clause — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending.
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Lone Bird in the Tree
Free-to-play alternative to Hidden Clause — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an adventure game with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.