Free games like When the Light Dies
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to When the Light Dies, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to When the Light Dies — 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.
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to When the Light Dies — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with When the Light Dies.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
- 3
ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to When the Light Dies — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with When the Light Dies.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to When the Light Dies — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with When the Light Dies.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to When the Light Dies — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with When the Light Dies.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to When the Light Dies — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with When the Light Dies.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to When the Light Dies — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with When the Light Dies.
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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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to When the Light Dies — no purchase or trial window.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.