Free games like Long Shadow
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Long 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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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to Long Shadow — 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 Long Shadow — 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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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Free-to-play alternative to Long Shadow — no purchase or trial window.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Long Shadow — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Long Shadow.
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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Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Free-to-play alternative to Long Shadow — no purchase or trial window.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Long Shadow — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Long Shadow.
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 Long Shadow — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Long Shadow.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
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of the Devil
Free-to-play alternative to Long Shadow — no purchase or trial window.
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
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Touhou: Fading Illusion
Free-to-play alternative to Long Shadow — no purchase or trial window.
A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!