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Free games like Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense, 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 Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    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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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    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 Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    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 Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    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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    Evil Egg — Steam game cover

    Evil Egg

    Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — no purchase or trial window.

    Blast it all to hell.

    2025ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Nazi Zombies — Steam game cover

    Nazi Zombies

    Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Early Access with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    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.

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Dota 2 — Steam game cover

    Dota 2

    Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Fallout Shelter — Steam game cover

    Fallout Shelter

    Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Remnant Afterglow Tower Defense.

    Fallout Shelter puts you in control of a state-of-the-art underground Vault from Vault-Tec. Build the perfect Vault, keep your Dwellers happy, and protect them from the dangers of the Wasteland.

    2017SimulationRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →