Free games like Distant Worlds 2
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Distant Worlds 2, 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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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Distant Worlds 2 — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Distant Worlds 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Distant Worlds 2.
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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The Last Sovereign
Free-to-play alternative to Distant Worlds 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Distant Worlds 2.
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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DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine
Free-to-play alternative to Distant Worlds 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Distant Worlds 2.
Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.
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Nazi Zombies
Free-to-play alternative to Distant Worlds 2 — no purchase or trial window.
Nazi Zombies is a cooperative survival game where players fend off escalating waves of Nazi zombies, earning points by killing zombies and repairing barriers to buy weapons, upgrades, perks, and unlock new map areas to maximize their survival.
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Crusader Kings II
Free-to-play alternative to Distant Worlds 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Distant Worlds 2.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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Supermarket Together
Free-to-play alternative to Distant Worlds 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Distant Worlds 2.
The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!
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One-armed robber
Free-to-play alternative to Distant Worlds 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Distant Worlds 2.
One-armed robber is a chaotic first-person heist game that centers around a uniquely challenging premise. Players take the role of a determined robber equipped with only one arm, tasked with pulling off daring heists on banks, shops, and various establishments.