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Free games like Hold The Mine

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hold The Mine, 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 Hold The Mine — no purchase or trial window.

    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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    Outpath: First Journey — Steam game cover

    Outpath: First Journey

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Mine — no purchase or trial window.

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Die in the Dungeon: Origins — Steam game cover

    Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Mine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Hold The Mine.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 — Steam game cover

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Mine — no purchase or trial window.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Mine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Hold The Mine.

    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 Hold The Mine — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Hold The Mine.

    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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    Shape of Dreams: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Mine — 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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    Muck — Steam game cover

    Muck

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Mine — no purchase or trial window.

    Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →