Free games like House of the Dying Sun
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to House of the Dying Sun, 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to House of the Dying Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with House of the Dying Sun.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to House of the Dying Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with House of the Dying Sun.
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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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to House of the Dying Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with House of the Dying Sun.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to House of the Dying Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with House of the Dying Sun.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to House of the Dying Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with House of the Dying Sun.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to House of the Dying Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with House of the Dying Sun.
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.
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to House of the Dying Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with House of the Dying Sun.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to House of the Dying Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with House of the Dying Sun.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).