Free games like Ministry of Pandemic
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Ministry of Pandemic, 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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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Ministry of Pandemic — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Ministry of Pandemic.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Ministry of Pandemic — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ministry of Pandemic.
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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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Ministry of Pandemic — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.
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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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to Ministry of Pandemic — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ministry of Pandemic.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Ministry of Pandemic — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.
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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The Last Sovereign
Free-to-play alternative to Ministry of Pandemic — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
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Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Free-to-play alternative to Ministry of Pandemic — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Ministry of Pandemic.
Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.
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Crusader Kings II
Free-to-play alternative to Ministry of Pandemic — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ministry of Pandemic.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.