Free games like Shards of Her
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shards of Her, 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 Shards of Her page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of Her — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Shards of Her.
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.
- 2
Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of Her — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Shards of Her.
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.
- 3
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of Her — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Shards of Her.
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.
- 4
missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of Her — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Shards of Her.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
- 5
A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of Her — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shards of Her.
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.
- 6
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of Her — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shards of Her.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
- 7
93, Kuindzhi
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of Her — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shards of Her.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
- 8
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of Her — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Shards of Her.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
- 9
After the Inferno
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of Her — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Shards of Her.
An adult visual novel set in an original fantasy world. Featuring animated and voice acted scenes, both NSFW and SFW.