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Free games like The Unwelcomed

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Unwelcomed, 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 The Unwelcomed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Unwelcomed.

    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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    missed messages. — Steam game cover

    missed messages.

    Free-to-play alternative to The Unwelcomed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Unwelcomed.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Lab — Steam game cover

    The Lab

    Free-to-play alternative to The Unwelcomed — no purchase or trial window.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Cube Escape: Paradox — Steam game cover

    Cube Escape: Paradox

    Free-to-play alternative to The Unwelcomed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Unwelcomed.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Supper — Steam game cover

    The Supper

    Free-to-play alternative to The Unwelcomed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Unwelcomed.

    The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Samsara Room — Steam game cover

    Samsara Room

    Free-to-play alternative to The Unwelcomed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Unwelcomed.

    You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    SuchArt: Creative Space — Steam game cover

    SuchArt: Creative Space

    Free-to-play alternative to The Unwelcomed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Unwelcomed.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Waltz of the Wizard (Legacy demo) — Steam game cover

    Waltz of the Wizard (Legacy demo)

    Free-to-play alternative to The Unwelcomed — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Unwelcomed.

    Store page for the legacy demo of Waltz of the Wizard created as a prototype to showcase the power of room-scale VR. Please find the full product in the description below.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulationFreeFree to playSimilar games →