Free games like Screeps: Arena
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Screeps: Arena, 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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Minion Masters
Free-to-play alternative to Screeps: Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Screeps: Arena.
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Free-to-play alternative to Screeps: Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Screeps: Arena.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.
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Zero-K
Free-to-play alternative to Screeps: Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Screeps: Arena.
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
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Crystal Clash
Free-to-play alternative to Screeps: Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Screeps: Arena.
Crystal Clash is a mix of Lane Battles and Deckbuilding - with action-packed tug-of-war strategy, just like your favorite RTS mods from back in the day! :) Play 2v2 or co-op with a friend, or pair up with new allies and enemies! Collect cards, build your decks and have fun crushing your enemies!
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Plasma
Free-to-play alternative to Screeps: Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Screeps: Arena.
Plasma is a pure engineering sandbox. Use advanced visual programming and robotics tools to create anything you can imagine.
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Empires Mod
Free-to-play alternative to Screeps: Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Screeps: Arena.
Unique strategy/first person shooter mix: One commander on each team plays from above, choosing research, placing buildings and giving orders. The rest fill the role of soldiers on the ground, with four distinct classes to choose from and customizable vehicles to drive.
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Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
Free-to-play alternative to Screeps: Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Strategy with Screeps: Arena.
Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.
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Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
Free-to-play alternative to Screeps: Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Screeps: Arena.
Are you ready to RUMMMBLE?
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Stormgate
Free-to-play alternative to Screeps: Arena — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Screeps: Arena.
Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!