Free games like The Lightning Struck Orphan
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Lightning Struck Orphan, 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to The Lightning Struck Orphan — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Lightning Struck Orphan.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
Free-to-play alternative to The Lightning Struck Orphan — no purchase or trial window.
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.
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Cube Escape: Paradox
Free-to-play alternative to The Lightning Struck Orphan — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Lightning Struck Orphan.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Lightning Struck Orphan — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Lightning Struck Orphan.
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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Samsara Room
Free-to-play alternative to The Lightning Struck Orphan — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Lightning Struck Orphan.
You woke up in a mysterious room you have never seen before. Can you find another way out? Samsara Room is a remake of the praised predecessor of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape series.
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Saihate Station
Free-to-play alternative to The Lightning Struck Orphan — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Lightning Struck Orphan.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to The Lightning Struck Orphan — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Lightning Struck Orphan.
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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It gets so lonely here
Free-to-play alternative to The Lightning Struck Orphan — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Lightning Struck Orphan.
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?