Free games like Athena Crisis
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Athena Crisis, 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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Minion Masters
Free-to-play alternative to Athena Crisis — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Athena Crisis.
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
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Battle for Wesnoth
Free-to-play alternative to Athena Crisis — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Athena Crisis.
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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Chess Evolved Online
Free-to-play alternative to Athena Crisis — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Athena Crisis.
secretly the most overpowered game in existence
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Miscrits: World of Creatures
Free-to-play alternative to Athena Crisis — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Athena Crisis.
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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Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
Free-to-play alternative to Athena Crisis — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Athena Crisis.
Are you ready to RUMMMBLE?
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Card Hunter
Free-to-play alternative to Athena Crisis — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Athena Crisis.
Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.
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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Athena Crisis — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Athena Crisis.
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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Phobies
Free-to-play alternative to Athena Crisis — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Athena Crisis.
Phobies is a tactical card collecting strategy game where players battle one another in the surreal realm of the subconscious, where fears manifest. Use devious tactics and unleash a dazzling array of attacks and abilities to achieve victory!