Free games like Shadow Lotus
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shadow Lotus, 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Lotus — no purchase or trial window.
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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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Lotus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Shadow Lotus.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Lotus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and RPG with Shadow Lotus.
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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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Lotus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and RPG with Shadow Lotus.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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93, Kuindzhi
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Lotus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Shadow Lotus.
Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Lotus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Shadow Lotus.
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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Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Lotus — no purchase or trial window.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
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Saihate Station
Free-to-play alternative to Shadow Lotus — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and RPG with Shadow Lotus.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.