Free games like The Shadow
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Shadow, 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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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Free-to-play alternative to The Shadow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to The Shadow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Shadow.
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.
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to The Shadow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Trapped with Jester
Free-to-play alternative to The Shadow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
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Emily is Away
Free-to-play alternative to The Shadow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
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Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to The Shadow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
The free-to-play first episode of a horror-mystery game with dark humor and hand-drawn art by Black Tabby Games. Note — we are retiring this store page. While the build here is still up-to-date, please download the DEMO from the main Scarlet Hollow store page. Thank you and have fun!
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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to The Shadow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Disturbed
Free-to-play alternative to The Shadow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow.
Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.