Free games like Hex of Steel
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hex of Steel, 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 Hex of Steel — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hex of Steel.
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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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Hex of Steel — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hex of Steel.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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Epic Battle Fantasy 3
Free-to-play alternative to Hex of Steel — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hex of Steel.
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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NERTS! Online
Free-to-play alternative to Hex of Steel — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hex of Steel.
NERTS! Online is a fast-paced competitive solitaire game for you and up to five of your friends, played the same way we play it at the Zachtronics office!
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Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
Free-to-play alternative to Hex of Steel — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hex of Steel.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
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Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Hex of Steel — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hex of Steel.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
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Counter-Strike 2
Free-to-play alternative to Hex of Steel — no purchase or trial window.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to Hex of Steel — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Hex of Steel.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.