Free games like Vulture for NetHack
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Vulture for NetHack, 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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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Vulture for NetHack — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vulture for NetHack.
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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Epic Battle Fantasy 3
Free-to-play alternative to Vulture for NetHack — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Vulture for NetHack.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to Vulture for NetHack — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Vulture for NetHack.
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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Path of Exile
Free-to-play alternative to Vulture for NetHack — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Vulture for NetHack.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Free-to-play alternative to Vulture for NetHack — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Vulture for NetHack.
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
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Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Free-to-play alternative to Vulture for NetHack — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Vulture for NetHack.
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
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Clicker Heroes
Free-to-play alternative to Vulture for NetHack — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vulture for NetHack.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
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Toribash
Free-to-play alternative to Vulture for NetHack — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vulture for NetHack.
Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!