Free games like Waterloo
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Waterloo, 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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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Waterloo — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Waterloo.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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Galaxy Life
Free-to-play alternative to Waterloo — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Waterloo.
The universe is full of Starlings, tiny orange aliens that want to take over the galaxy. Create your own space colony, fight epic battles and discover new planets. Train your soldiers, develop your technology and create unimaginable gadgets. Enjoy this huge social game with friends!
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Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Waterloo — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Waterloo.
A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.
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Car Manufacture: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Waterloo — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Waterloo.
Build a car factory in the beginning of XX century. Discover new cars and technologies. Manage employees. Make tons of money and stay on top. Car Manufacture: Prologue, being a shortened version of the full game, is a great way to try this automotive tycoon game.
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英雄黄昏-文字三国志&曹贼模拟器
Free-to-play alternative to Waterloo — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Waterloo.
这是一个独属三国玩家的幻想世界，新奇独特，内容丰富。你将扮演穿越者，在三国中自由实现各种幻想，体验别样乐趣，也可轻松挂机。但本作是纯文字形式，没有精美画面、上手略有难度，由一个业余作者凭热爱独立开发。如有任何反馈，欢迎随时联系作者。
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Kingdoms Conquer / 攻城天下
Free-to-play alternative to Waterloo — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Waterloo.
Kingdoms Conquer is a Massive National Battles Card Strategy Game. Recruit troops, build the battle lineup, conquer and expand your territory, all is to make your realm grown more powerful and finally reign over all the realms! Write your own history and become the one true king of all the kingdoms!
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SHAFTED
Free-to-play alternative to Waterloo — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Waterloo.
SHAFTED is a QUICK resource management game. Build your mini mining colony. Optimize your mineral outputs. Strategically position your buildings with turn based tactics. Pay off your contracts or else you'll get SHAFTED.
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Operation: Harsh Doorstop
Free-to-play alternative to Waterloo — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Waterloo.
Operation: Harsh Doorstop is the ultimate, free to play, tactical shooter sandbox. Play singleplayer, multiplayer, or co-op modes and explore thousands of community-created maps, weapons, and vehicles via the Steam Workshop. Created by ex-developers of Squad, Red Orchestra, and Insurgency.