Free games like City of Elves
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to City of Elves, 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 Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to City of Elves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with City of Elves.
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 City of Elves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and RPG with City of Elves.
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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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to City of Elves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with City of Elves.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to City of Elves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with City of Elves.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
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Muck
Free-to-play alternative to City of Elves — no purchase or trial window.
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.
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Crusader Kings II
Free-to-play alternative to City of Elves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with City of Elves.
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 City of Elves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with City of Elves.
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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Fallout Shelter
Free-to-play alternative to City of Elves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and RPG with City of Elves.
Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.
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Renaissance Kingdom Wars - Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to City of Elves — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with City of Elves.
The year is 1510. In this grand strategy & RTS hybrid you play as one of a dozen characters across medieval Europe, Africa and Middle East. Start as a landless mercenary captain. Fight your way to become a minor lord. Rise up through Kingdoms hierarchy and be crowned, then expand your Kingdom.