Free games like In The Shadows
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to In The 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to In The Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with In The Shadows.
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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to In The Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with In The Shadows.
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?
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to In The Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with In The Shadows.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to In The Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with In The Shadows.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to In The Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with In The Shadows.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to In The Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with In The Shadows.
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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Virtual Cottage
Free-to-play alternative to In The Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with In The Shadows.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to In The Shadows — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with In The Shadows.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.