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Free games like Minds of Nations

Below are 14 free-to-play Steam games similar to Minds of Nations, 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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    Ultimate Custom Night — Steam game cover

    Ultimate Custom Night

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Minds of Nations.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Bongo Cat — Steam game cover

    Bongo Cat

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Minds of Nations.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog — Steam game cover

    The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Minds of Nations.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    missed messages. — Steam game cover

    missed messages.

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Minds of Nations.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    NGU IDLE — Steam game cover

    NGU IDLE

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Minds of Nations.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Virtual Cottage — Steam game cover

    Virtual Cottage

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Minds of Nations.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Steam Engine Simulator — Steam game cover

    Steam Engine Simulator

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Minds of Nations.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Minds of Nations.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Iron Order 1919 — Steam game cover

    Iron Order 1919

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Minds of Nations.

    An unique long-term strategy game with week-long matches with up to 101 players, set in the alternate reality of 1919.

    2022StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Imperia Online — Steam game cover

    Imperia Online

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Minds of Nations.

    Imperia Online brings you into a world, which exists in the times before the age of gunpowder. It is the world of the sharp blade, long bow and war horse. Experience the vast amount of gameplay mechanics and compete with thousands of players in a totally realistic medieval strategic simulation!

    2016StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Supremacy: Call of War 1942 — Steam game cover

    Supremacy: Call of War 1942

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Minds of Nations.

    Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!

    2017StrategySimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3 — Steam game cover

    SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Minds of Nations.

    This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.

    2018StrategyIndieMassively MultiplayerFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Romans: Age of Caesar — Steam game cover

    Romans: Age of Caesar

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Massively Multiplayer with Minds of Nations.

    Build Rome Together! A co-operative grand strategy MMO from a team of veteran city builders, Romans: Age of Caesar is the latest historical strategy game from Firefly Studios.

    2022StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO — Steam game cover

    Illyriad - Grand Strategy MMO

    Free-to-play alternative to Minds of Nations — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Minds of Nations.

    Build a city, Create an Empire! Research 400+ technologies, and Build 70+ buildings, Craft and Trade 380+ items in an entirely player driven market. Fight Wars and Forge Alliances with thousands of players and create your own Empire in this award-winning, critically-acclaimed MMO.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulationFreeFree to playSimilar games →