Free games like Runeroots TD
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Runeroots TD, 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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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Runeroots TD — no purchase or trial window.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Runeroots TD — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Runeroots TD.
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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SuchArt: Creative Space
Free-to-play alternative to Runeroots TD — no purchase or trial window.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
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Outpath: First Journey
Free-to-play alternative to Runeroots TD — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual with Runeroots TD.
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 Runeroots TD — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Runeroots TD.
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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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Runeroots TD — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Runeroots TD.
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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Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Runeroots TD — no purchase or trial window.
《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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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to Runeroots TD — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Runeroots TD.
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!