Free games like Date Z
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Date Z, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Date Z page.
Ranked picks
- 1
A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to Date Z — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Date Z.
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.
- 2
ERROR143
Free-to-play alternative to Date Z — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Date Z.
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
- 3
Everlasting Summer
Free-to-play alternative to Date Z — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Date Z.
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
- 4
Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
Free-to-play alternative to Date Z — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Date Z.
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
- 5
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to Date Z — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Date Z.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
- 6
Killer Chat! - Original Edition
Free-to-play alternative to Date Z — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Date Z.
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
- 7
Emily is Away
Free-to-play alternative to Date Z — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Date Z.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
- 8
No Results Found
Free-to-play alternative to Date Z — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Date Z.
Search, dig deeper, and search again. Can you reach the end of the truth?