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Free games like The Darker Night - Tactics

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Darker Night - Tactics, 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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    A Date with Death — Steam game cover

    A Date with Death

    Free-to-play alternative to The Darker Night - Tactics — no purchase or trial window.

    Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Grimm's Hollow — Steam game cover

    Grimm's Hollow

    Free-to-play alternative to The Darker Night - Tactics — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with The Darker Night - Tactics.

    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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    Paper Lily - Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    Free-to-play alternative to The Darker Night - Tactics — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with The Darker Night - Tactics.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue — Steam game cover

    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to The Darker Night - Tactics — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with The Darker Night - Tactics.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Tails Noir: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Tails Noir: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to The Darker Night - Tactics — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with The Darker Night - Tactics.

    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 →
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    of the Devil — Steam game cover

    of the Devil

    Free-to-play alternative to The Darker Night - Tactics — no purchase or trial window.

    Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Moonring — Steam game cover

    Moonring

    Free-to-play alternative to The Darker Night - Tactics — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with The Darker Night - Tactics.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Die in the Dungeon: Origins — Steam game cover

    Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    Free-to-play alternative to The Darker Night - Tactics — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and RPG with The Darker Night - Tactics.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →