Free games like Annals of Rome
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Annals of Rome, 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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Crusader Kings II
Free-to-play alternative to Annals of Rome — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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Card Hunter
Free-to-play alternative to Annals of Rome — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.
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Battle for Wesnoth
Free-to-play alternative to Annals of Rome — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
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Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
Free-to-play alternative to Annals of Rome — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.
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Star Realms
Free-to-play alternative to Annals of Rome — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
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Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
Free-to-play alternative to Annals of Rome — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Are you ready to RUMMMBLE?
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Age of Conquest IV
Free-to-play alternative to Annals of Rome — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
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Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Annals of Rome — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Annals of Rome.
Kriegsfront Tactics - Prologue is the proof of concept for the upcoming procedural turn-based mecha tactics RPG set in alternate 1970s Southeast Asia. In this prologue chapter, you'll get to experience combat, exploration, and the opening story of the game.