Free Philosophical Games on Steam

Steam currently has 1,201 Philosophical games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best free games ranked by popularity and ratings. Data for this list is calculated from reviews and player counts reported directly by Steam and will be updated in real-time. Free Philosophical game rankings were last updated on 3/16/2025.

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1. Moral Dilemma: The Interview

A fourth-wall-breaking narrative adventure. It’s interview day, and you really need this job—enough to ignore the talking printer, the anomaly corridor, and the ridiculous life-or-death trials your interviewer keeps putting you in. But deep down, you know... something here is very, very wrong.

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Moral Dilemma: The Interview holds the #1 spot for "best free Philosophical game on Steam" with a Player Score of 80. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 164 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 144 positive reviews and 20 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 1/31/2025
Developer Hectic
Publisher Hectic
Steam App Id 3364880

2. TELEFORUM

TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?

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TELEFORUM has achieved a Player Score of 88, placing it in the #2 spot for the best free Philosophical games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,788 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,571 positive reviews and 217 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 10/19/2023
Franchise CRITICAL REFLEX
Developer Monumental Collab
Publishers
Steam App Id 2186570

3. Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo

A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.

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Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #3 spot for the best free Philosophical games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,860 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,808 positive reviews and 52 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 11/21/2016
Developer etherane
Publisher etherane
Steam App Id 557630

4. The Cleaning Game

As a cleaning machine, tend to the custodial duties of an office while trying to avoid human scrutiny and existential dread. Listen to the computers around you, while there is still time. If you are brave enough, investigate your origin and inherent meaning as an electronic in a human world.

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The Cleaning Game has achieved a Player Score of 80, placing it in the #4 spot for the best free Philosophical games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 54 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 50 positive reviews and 4 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 1/1/2025
Developer Michael Rumpff
Publisher Michael Rumpff
Steam App Id 3281900

5. A Mirror Puzzle

"A MIRROR PUZZLE" is a puzzle game. Players will play as a water droplet spirit, through the use of various magic mirrors to control the symmetrical growth of plants or the position of certain scene elements change, overcome numerous difficulties, and finally reach the destination

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A Mirror Puzzle has achieved a Player Score of 84, placing it in the #5 spot for the best free Philosophical games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 41 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 41 positive reviews and 0 negative reviews — making it "Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 9/19/2024
Developer IMDT
Publisher IMDT
Steam App Id 1655420

6. Idle Monkeylogy

IDLE GAME based on the Infinite Monkey Theorem

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Idle Monkeylogy has achieved a Player Score of 53, placing it in the #6 spot for the best free Philosophical games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 130 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 70 positive reviews and 60 negative reviews — making it "Mixed" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Idle Monkeylogy on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 8/31/2021
Developer Imoyokan
Publisher Idle System, Inc.
Steam App Id 1690690

7. Black Screen

This game is nothing more than a black image covering the entire screen area, without the presence of any incentives.

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Black Screen has achieved a Player Score of 76, placing it in the #7 spot for the best free Philosophical games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 184 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 153 positive reviews and 31 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Black Screen on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Release Date 5/15/2024
Developer Dilena Udry
Publisher Dilena Udry
Steam App Id 2953440

8. qualia

Intellica thanks you for volunteering in this short text-based Research Study. Pay attention to the participants answers, and classify them as either Human or Artificial. Join us in shaping the future of technology. Remember, think happy!

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qualia has achieved a Player Score of 81, placing it in the #8 spot for the best free Philosophical games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 37 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 36 positive reviews and 1 negative reviews — making it "Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 3/13/2025
Developer CMY2K
Publisher CMY2K
Steam App Id 3351080

9. How We Know We're Alive

HOW WE KNOW WE'RE ALIVE is an award winning, hour long melancholy, point-and-click narrative mystery set in the bible belt of Sweden.

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How We Know We're Alive has achieved a Player Score of 89, placing it in the #9 spot for the best free Philosophical games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 317 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 310 positive reviews and 7 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 5/5/2023
Developer Motvind Studios
Publisher Motvind Studios
Steam App Id 2216040

10. Coins Invaders

Save Bitcoin from this currency madness by destroying altcoins while the Fed keeps us in this currency issuance currency madness

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Coins Invaders has achieved a Player Score of 69, placing it in the #10 spot for the best free Philosophical games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 33 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 26 positive reviews and 7 negative reviews — making it "Mostly Positive" on Steam.

It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.

Release Date 2/15/2022
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Publisher Netdreams - Regob EIRL
Steam App Id 1710840

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