Free games like HEDE Game Engine
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to HEDE Game Engine, 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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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to HEDE Game Engine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with HEDE Game Engine.
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.
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Aircar
Free-to-play alternative to HEDE Game Engine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with HEDE Game Engine.
A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to HEDE Game Engine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with HEDE Game Engine.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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Wheelchair Wizards
Free-to-play alternative to HEDE Game Engine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with HEDE Game Engine.
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
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Wires And Whiskers
Free-to-play alternative to HEDE Game Engine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with HEDE Game Engine.
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
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Muck
Free-to-play alternative to HEDE Game Engine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with HEDE Game Engine.
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.
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Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Free-to-play alternative to HEDE Game Engine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with HEDE Game Engine.
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
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Fallout Shelter
Free-to-play alternative to HEDE Game Engine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and RPG with HEDE Game Engine.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.