Free games like Nexus 5X
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Nexus 5X, 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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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
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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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
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.
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Dominion
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Nexus 5X.
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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Card Hunter
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG and Strategy with Nexus 5X.
Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.
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Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
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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Age of Conquest IV
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Strategy with Nexus 5X.
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
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Battle for Wesnoth
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nexus 5X.
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
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Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
Free-to-play alternative to Nexus 5X — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Nexus 5X.
Are you ready to RUMMMBLE?