Free games like HexLands
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to HexLands, 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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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to HexLands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with HexLands.
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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Moonring
Free-to-play alternative to HexLands — no purchase or trial window.
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
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Outpath: First Journey
Free-to-play alternative to HexLands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with HexLands.
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to HexLands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with HexLands.
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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Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
Free-to-play alternative to HexLands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with HexLands.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
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DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine
Free-to-play alternative to HexLands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with HexLands.
Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.
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Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to HexLands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with HexLands.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.
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Muck
Free-to-play alternative to HexLands — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with HexLands.
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.