Free games like Remnant Afterglow
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Remnant Afterglow, 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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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Remnant Afterglow.
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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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Remnant Afterglow.
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.
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The Last Sovereign
Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Remnant Afterglow.
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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Evil Egg
Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow — no purchase or trial window.
Blast it all to hell.
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Remnant Afterglow.
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.
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Fallout Shelter
Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Remnant Afterglow.
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.
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Minion Masters
Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Remnant Afterglow.
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
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Bloons TD Battles 2
Free-to-play alternative to Remnant Afterglow — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Remnant Afterglow.
From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!