Free games like Wanted Shadows
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Wanted Shadows, 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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Ranked picks
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Wanted Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Wanted Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Wanted Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Wanted Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Wanted Shadows.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Wanted Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Wanted Shadows.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Wanted Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Wanted Shadows.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to Wanted Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Wanted Shadows.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Moonring
Free-to-play alternative to Wanted Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Wanted Shadows.
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.