Free games like The Great Art Race
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Great Art Race, 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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Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Great Art Race — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a battle sim about managing your own Gladiator Guild in an epic fantasy world. Build and run your own guild, hire and train gladiators, develop unique tactics, manage resources, compete for the rank in the arena, and much more.
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Retail Company Simulator: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Great Art Race — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with The Great Art Race.
Run your retail company in this free prologue version of the game. Sign contracts with leading brands, order new products, meet customer needs, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Hire new workers, expand your store, and enjoy the growth of your retail company.
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Prosperous Universe
Free-to-play alternative to The Great Art Race — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
In Prosperous Universe start your galactic empire by trading on the real-time market exchange with other real players. Build your 1st base from humble beginnings & watch as your business flourishes with complex supply chain strategies. Economics, politics & realism fuel this immersive business MMO.
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CivIdle
Free-to-play alternative to The Great Art Race — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!
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Sim Companies
Free-to-play alternative to The Great Art Race — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
Become a Business Tycoon. Build your own company from the ground up. Do business in a virtual economy with players all around the world! Gain valuable business skills for free. An advanced, proprietary, Economy simulation model is used to deliver the best gaming experience.
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Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer
Free-to-play alternative to The Great Art Race — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
Business Tour is a free-to-play multiplayer tabletop game. Build your own monopoly, play with friends, complete daily tasks, and compete against players from around the world. Easy to learn, fun to master, and perfect for quick matches.
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Uncharted Waters Origin
Free-to-play alternative to The Great Art Race — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
Commemorating 30 years of the Uncharted Waters seriesSail through the vast oceans, massive worlds and contentsOpen world exploration RPG Uncharted Waters Origin
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Colonize Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Great Art Race — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Great Art Race.
Colonize Prologue is a combination of survival game and building strategy that takes place during the colonization period - the 17th century. It tells the story of a settlement in the new world and all the difficulties encountered by the early settlers.