Free games like Shadow Pulse

Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shadow Pulse, 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 Shadow Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow Pulse.
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.
2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
2
Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Pulse.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Pulse.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Pulse.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Pulse.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Pulse.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow Pulse.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
2015ActionIndieRPGFreeFree to playSimilar games →
8
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Pulse.
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.
2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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The Hunted Collection
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Pulse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow Pulse.
A collection of 3 click and point horror adventures!
StrategyIndieAdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →

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