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Free games like The Shedding

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Shedding, 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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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
  2. 2
    Indigo Park: Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Indigo Park: Chapter 1

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

    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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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

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

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck 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 Shedding — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shedding.

    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 →
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    Trick & Treat — Steam game cover

    Trick & Treat

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

    Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.

    2016IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Tiny Bunny: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Tiny Bunny: Prologue

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

    Tiny Bunny: Prologue is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

    2020IndieAdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    SCP: Secret Laboratory — Steam game cover

    SCP: Secret Laboratory

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

    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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    Aimlabs — Steam game cover

    Aimlabs

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

    Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →