Free games like Away
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Away, 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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Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Free-to-play alternative to Away — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Away.
A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina
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the static speaks my name
Free-to-play alternative to Away — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
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When the Darkness comes
Free-to-play alternative to Away — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.
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The Backrooms Game FREE Edition
Free-to-play alternative to Away — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
Nothing but the stink of old, moist carpets, the madness of mono-yellow, and the blinding light of fluorescent bulbs at maximum hum-buzz. Over 600 million sq. miles of randomly segmented rooms. God save you if you hear something wandering nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.
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93, Kuindzhi
Free-to-play alternative to Away — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Indie with Away.
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.
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Yume Nikki
Free-to-play alternative to Away — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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![Close Your Eyes [Old Version] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/377330/c8d8c555e37e28190ecd34dae23ca4b0d73ce5bc/header.jpg?t=1746732306)
Close Your Eyes [Old Version]
Free-to-play alternative to Away — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
A redux version of a 2014 Ludum Dare RPG Maker Horror Game. A poor little marshmallow escapes death row into an underground subway system, where they're asked questions by a mysterious game show host. Updated in 2025 with new content.
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Marie's Room
Free-to-play alternative to Away — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Away.
Marie's Room is a short story exploration game about an unconventional friendship between two classmates. You play as Kelsey, remembering Marie's room as it was twenty years ago. But something’s off. What happened to Marie?