Free games like Haegemonia: Legions of Iron
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Haegemonia: Legions of Iron, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Haegemonia: Legions of Iron page.
Ranked picks
- 1

The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Haegemonia: Legions of Iron — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Haegemonia: Legions of Iron.
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.
- 2

SCP: Secret Laboratory
Free-to-play alternative to Haegemonia: Legions of Iron — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Haegemonia: Legions of Iron.
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
- 3

Splitgate
Free-to-play alternative to Haegemonia: Legions of Iron — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Haegemonia: Legions of Iron.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
- 4

PlanetSide 2
Free-to-play alternative to Haegemonia: Legions of Iron — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Haegemonia: Legions of Iron.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
- 5

Endless Sky
Free-to-play alternative to Haegemonia: Legions of Iron — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Haegemonia: Legions of Iron.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
- 6

AirMech
Free-to-play alternative to Haegemonia: Legions of Iron — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Haegemonia: Legions of Iron.
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
- 7

Zero-K
Free-to-play alternative to Haegemonia: Legions of Iron — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Haegemonia: Legions of Iron.
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
- 8

Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
Free-to-play alternative to Haegemonia: Legions of Iron — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Haegemonia: Legions of Iron.
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.