Free games like Shards of the Realm
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shards of the Realm, 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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Moonring
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of the Realm — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Shards of the Realm.
A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of the Realm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shards of the Realm.
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!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of the Realm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shards of the Realm.
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 Shards of the Realm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shards of the Realm.
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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Muck
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of the Realm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shards of the Realm.
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.
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Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of the Realm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shards of the Realm.
Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.
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STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of the Realm — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Shards of the Realm.
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.
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Crusader Kings II
Free-to-play alternative to Shards of the Realm — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and RPG with Shards of the Realm.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.