Free games like Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients — no purchase or trial window.
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.
2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients — no purchase or trial window.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients — no purchase or trial window.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients — no purchase or trial window.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients.
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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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients — no purchase or trial window.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients.
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
Free-to-play alternative to Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Tianji: Shadow of the Ancients.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
2015ActionIndieRPGFreeFree to playSimilar games →

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