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Free games like Knightly Gnomes

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Knightly Gnomes, 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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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

    Free-to-play alternative to Knightly Gnomes — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Knightly Gnomes.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Landfall Archives — Steam game cover

    Landfall Archives

    Free-to-play alternative to Knightly Gnomes — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Knightly Gnomes.

    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!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Knightly Gnomes — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Knightly Gnomes.

    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.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Last Sovereign — Steam game cover

    The Last Sovereign

    Free-to-play alternative to Knightly Gnomes — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Knightly Gnomes.

    Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine — Steam game cover

    DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine

    Free-to-play alternative to Knightly Gnomes — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knightly Gnomes.

    Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.

    2023StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Shape of Dreams: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Knightly Gnomes — 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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2 — Steam game cover

    The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    Free-to-play alternative to Knightly Gnomes — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Knightly Gnomes.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Counter-Strike 2 — Steam game cover

    Counter-Strike 2

    Free-to-play alternative to Knightly Gnomes — no purchase or trial window.

    For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →