Free games like The Dead Await
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Dead Await, 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to The Dead Await — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Dead Await.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to The Dead Await — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Dead Await.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Dead Await — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Dead Await.
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.
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The Last Sovereign
Free-to-play alternative to The Dead Await — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Dead Await.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
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Unturned
Free-to-play alternative to The Dead Await — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Dead Await.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
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Path of Exile
Free-to-play alternative to The Dead Await — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Dead Await.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
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Muck
Free-to-play alternative to The Dead Await — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Dead Await.
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.
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Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Free-to-play alternative to The Dead Await — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Dead Await.
Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.
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The Dead Await: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Dead Await — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with The Dead Await.
Get ready to experience the thrills and chills of The Dead Await: Prologue, a free and fully functional demo! Build your deck and try to survive in this deck-building survival RPG set during a zombie apocalypse.