Free games like Shogun Showdown
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shogun Showdown, 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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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Shogun Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shogun Showdown.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Shogun Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG and Strategy with Shogun Showdown.
Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!
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Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Shogun Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shogun Showdown.
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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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Shogun Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shogun Showdown.
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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Prismata
Free-to-play alternative to Shogun Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shogun Showdown.
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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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Shogun Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shogun Showdown.
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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Battle for Wesnoth
Free-to-play alternative to Shogun Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shogun Showdown.
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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Mythgard
Free-to-play alternative to Shogun Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Strategy with Shogun Showdown.
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.