Free games like Clockwork Dawn
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Clockwork Dawn, 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
Free-to-play alternative to Clockwork Dawn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Clockwork Dawn.
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 Clockwork Dawn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Clockwork Dawn.
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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Electoral Carnage
Free-to-play alternative to Clockwork Dawn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Early Access with Clockwork Dawn.
Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?
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The Last Sovereign
Free-to-play alternative to Clockwork Dawn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Clockwork Dawn.
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.
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DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine
Free-to-play alternative to Clockwork Dawn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Clockwork Dawn.
Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to Clockwork Dawn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Clockwork Dawn.
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!
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Nazi Zombies
Free-to-play alternative to Clockwork Dawn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Early Access with Clockwork Dawn.
Nazi Zombies is a cooperative survival game where players fend off escalating waves of Nazi zombies, earning points by killing zombies and repairing barriers to buy weapons, upgrades, perks, and unlock new map areas to maximize their survival.
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World of Warships
Free-to-play alternative to Clockwork Dawn — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Clockwork Dawn.
Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!