Free games like The Fading Worlds
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Fading Worlds, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to The Fading Worlds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with The Fading Worlds.
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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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to The Fading Worlds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with The Fading Worlds.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to The Fading Worlds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with The Fading Worlds.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to The Fading Worlds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and RPG with The Fading Worlds.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to The Fading Worlds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Fading Worlds.
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 The Fading Worlds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Fading Worlds.
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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Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
Free-to-play alternative to The Fading Worlds — no purchase or trial window.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
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Saihate Station
Free-to-play alternative to The Fading Worlds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Fading Worlds.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.