Free games like Shadows in the Darkness
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shadows in the Darkness, 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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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to Shadows in the Darkness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows in the Darkness.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Epic Battle Fantasy 3
Free-to-play alternative to Shadows in the Darkness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows in the Darkness.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Shadows in the Darkness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows in the Darkness.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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Trick & Treat
Free-to-play alternative to Shadows in the Darkness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows in the Darkness.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
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The Last Sovereign
Free-to-play alternative to Shadows in the Darkness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows in the Darkness.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
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Aimlabs
Free-to-play alternative to Shadows in the Darkness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows in the Darkness.
Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!
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Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Free-to-play alternative to Shadows in the Darkness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shadows in the Darkness.
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
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Clicker Heroes
Free-to-play alternative to Shadows in the Darkness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows in the Darkness.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
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Dark: Frontier
Free-to-play alternative to Shadows in the Darkness — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadows in the Darkness.
Have you just been dying to hear the satisfying crunch of skeleton bone give way under your sword? Does throwing a kunai into the face of an enemy give you tingles in a special place? Maybe you perfer to spell sling your way out of otherwise boring situations? VR crawl your way into the Dark.