Free games like Vanguard Exiles
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Vanguard Exiles, 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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Card Hunter
Free-to-play alternative to Vanguard Exiles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Vanguard Exiles.
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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Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Vanguard Exiles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Vanguard Exiles.
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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Relic Arena
Free-to-play alternative to Vanguard Exiles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Vanguard Exiles.
Relic Arena is an 8-player free-to-play autobattler by Dota 2 personalities SUNSfan and Jenkins. Equip heroes with historical relics, that provide unique abilities and upgrades, under the command of legendary historical figures such as Cleopatra and Harambe.
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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Vanguard Exiles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Vanguard Exiles.
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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Dominion
Free-to-play alternative to Vanguard Exiles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Vanguard Exiles.
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
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Dota Underlords
Free-to-play alternative to Vanguard Exiles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Vanguard Exiles.
Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.
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Mahjong Soul
Free-to-play alternative to Vanguard Exiles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Vanguard Exiles.
Mahjong Soul is an online game that adopted the classic Japanese Mahjong gameplay. Here, you can hone your mahjong skills with players from worldwide or spend leisure time with friends, bond with various charismatic characters, and experience an abundance of unique stories.
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FPS Chess
Free-to-play alternative to Vanguard Exiles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Vanguard Exiles.
Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.
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Skill Legends Royale
Free-to-play alternative to Vanguard Exiles — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Vanguard Exiles.
This is a free multiplayer PvP strategy game that incorporates rogue-like and auto chess elements, players need to equip their auto-battling heroes with the right treasures and skills to ultimately defeat all other players and become the champion.