Free games like War In The Dark
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to War In The Dark, 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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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to War In The Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with War In The Dark.
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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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to War In The Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with War In The Dark.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to War In The Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with War In The Dark.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to War In The Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with War In The Dark.
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.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to War In The Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with War In The Dark.
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.
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Tails Noir: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to War In The Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with War In The Dark.
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.
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to War In The Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with War In The Dark.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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The Children of Clay
Free-to-play alternative to War In The Dark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with War In The Dark.
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.