Free games like Horizon
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Horizon, 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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Age of Conquest IV
Free-to-play alternative to Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Horizon.
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
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Battle for Wesnoth
Free-to-play alternative to Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Horizon.
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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Girls' Frontline
Free-to-play alternative to Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Free To Play with Horizon.
As a Commander for Griffin & Kryuger PMC. Navigate faction power struggles, deploy forces strategically, and work to restore order in a war-torn world.
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Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Horizon.
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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Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
Free-to-play alternative to Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Horizon.
Are you ready to RUMMMBLE?
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Horizon.
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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Miscrits: World of Creatures
Free-to-play alternative to Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Horizon.
After years of absence, Miscrits is back and better than ever! Return to the world of Miscria and capture hundreds of iconic Miscrits. Train your Miscrits to their strongest forms and put a stop to the Magicites, who threaten to eliminate all Miscrit life from the world!
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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Horizon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Horizon.
SOVL is a ruleset for playing fantasy wargames. It can be played with miniatures on a table or digitally on Steam.