Free games like Mortal & Dao
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Mortal & Dao, 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 Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Mortal & Dao — no purchase or trial window.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Mortal & Dao — no purchase or trial window.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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A Date with Death
Free-to-play alternative to Mortal & Dao — 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.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Mortal & Dao — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Mortal & Dao.
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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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Mortal & Dao — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Mortal & Dao.
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 Mortal & Dao — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Mortal & Dao.
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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Saihate Station
Free-to-play alternative to Mortal & Dao — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Mortal & Dao.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
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Moonring
Free-to-play alternative to Mortal & Dao — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Mortal & Dao.
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
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Chronicle of Cultivation
Free-to-play alternative to Mortal & Dao — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Mortal & Dao.
An ink-wash styled desktop writing companion. Every keystroke a breath, every word a step toward the Dao.