Free games like Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy, 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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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy.
SOVL is a ruleset for playing fantasy wargames. It can be played with miniatures on a table or digitally on Steam.
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Star Realms
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
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Card Hunter
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy.
Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.
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Dota Underlords
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual and Strategy with Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy.
Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.
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Mahjong Soul
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy.
Mahjong Soul is an online game that adopted the classic Japanese Mahjong gameplay. Here, you can hone your mahjong skills with players from worldwide or spend leisure time with friends, bond with various charismatic characters, and experience an abundance of unique stories.
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Dominion
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy.
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
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Miscrits: World of Creatures
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy.
After years of absence, Miscrits is back and better than ever! Return to the world of Miscria and capture hundreds of iconic Miscrits. Train your Miscrits to their strongest forms and put a stop to the Magicites, who threaten to eliminate all Miscrit life from the world!
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Chess Evolved Online
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eclipse - 2nd Dawn for the Galaxy.
secretly the most overpowered game in existence