Free games like Cult of Shadows
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Cult of Shadows, 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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Cult of Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of Shadows.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Cult of Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Cult of Shadows.
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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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Cult of Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of Shadows.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Cult of Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of Shadows.
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!
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OnlyCans: Thirst Date
Free-to-play alternative to Cult of Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Cult of Shadows.
Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!
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93, Kuindzhi
Free-to-play alternative to Cult of Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Cult of Shadows.
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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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Cult of Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Cult of Shadows.
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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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Cult of Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of Shadows.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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Halls of Torment: Prelude
Free-to-play alternative to Cult of Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of Shadows.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?