Free games like Deadhold
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Deadhold, 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 Deadhold — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Deadhold.
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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Deadhold — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Deadhold.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Deadhold — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Deadhold.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Deadhold — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Deadhold.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Deadhold — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Deadhold.
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.
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Iron Snout
Free-to-play alternative to Deadhold — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Deadhold.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Deadhold — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Deadhold.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Deadhold — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Deadhold.
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!