Free games like The Dark Side
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Dark Side, 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 The Dark Side — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dark Side.
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 The Dark Side — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with The Dark Side.
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 The Dark Side — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dark Side.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to The Dark Side — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dark Side.
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 The Dark Side — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dark Side.
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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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to The Dark Side — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dark Side.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to The Dark Side — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dark Side.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to The Dark Side — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Dark Side.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.