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Free games like Shadows Across The Sun

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shadows Across The 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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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

    Free-to-play alternative to Shadows Across The Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shadows Across The Sun.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play alternative to Shadows Across The Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shadows Across The Sun.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Grimm's Hollow — Steam game cover

    Grimm's Hollow

    Free-to-play alternative to Shadows Across The Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows Across The Sun.

    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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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

    Free-to-play alternative to Shadows Across The Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows Across The Sun.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Eternal Senia — Steam game cover

    Eternal Senia

    Free-to-play alternative to Shadows Across The Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows Across The Sun.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It — Steam game cover

    Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    Free-to-play alternative to Shadows Across The Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shadows Across The Sun.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Control, I'm Not Coming Back — Steam game cover

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back

    Free-to-play alternative to Shadows Across The Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shadows Across The Sun.

    Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Tails Noir: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Tails Noir: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Shadows Across The Sun — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Shadows Across The Sun.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →