Free games like Planetary Control!
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Planetary Control!, 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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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Planetary Control! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetary Control!.
SOVL is a ruleset for playing fantasy wargames. It can be played with miniatures on a table or digitally on Steam.
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Dominion
Free-to-play alternative to Planetary Control! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Planetary Control!.
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
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GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Planetary Control! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Planetary Control!.
Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!
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Minion Masters
Free-to-play alternative to Planetary Control! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetary Control!.
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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Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Planetary Control! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetary Control!.
Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game is an online DBG which contains a PVE mode called Uncharted Realms and a PVP mode. Every game is a deck building from scratch. Players can have stronger decks by changing cards, and then build more powerful routines to defeat all opponents to win.
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Prismata
Free-to-play alternative to Planetary Control! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetary Control!.
A perfect-information strategy game inspired by RTS, deckbuilders, and board games. Choose from three distinct technology classes and outwit your foes by snowballing your starting resources into a powerful cybernetic army. ABSOLUTELY NO PAY-TO-WIN.
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Mythgard
Free-to-play alternative to Planetary Control! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual and Indie with Planetary Control!.
Welcome to Mythgard, a fantasy cyberpunk CCG of heroes, gods, and mythical beasts. Master the unique lane and mana systems in your rise to the top or enjoy team play with a friend. New players can use the code WelcomeChallenger to get 20 free packs and more to start their journey.
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Age of Conquest IV
Free-to-play alternative to Planetary Control! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Strategy with Planetary Control!.
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Planetary Control! — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Planetary Control!.
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.