Free games like Exark
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Exark, 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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Frostrain
Free-to-play alternative to Exark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exark.
Be the last train conductor roaming the postapocalyptic frozen world! Expand, strengthen, and build synergies on your train. The promised land beyond the toxic zone awaits you and your passengers.
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Outpost
Free-to-play alternative to Exark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exark.
Outpost brings the perfect mix between survival and roguelite gameplay. Start the game in a randomly generated environment and try to adapt, and make it through as many nights as possible. How long can you survive?
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Once Upon a Galaxy
Free-to-play alternative to Exark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exark.
ONCE UPON A GALAXY is an easy to learn Card Battler with incredible strategic depth and near infinite fun! Which of your favorite characters from myth and fairy tale will you choose?
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Gatekeeper: Infinity
Free-to-play alternative to Exark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Exark.
Prologue version of the game Gatekeeper. Gatekeeper: Infinity is a fast-paced rogue-lite shooter where you'll search for the stolen Heart of the Universe and battle machine enemies! Play solo or join forces with friends in co-op mode.
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Muck
Free-to-play alternative to Exark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Exark.
Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Exark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exark.
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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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Exark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exark.
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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Trimps
Free-to-play alternative to Exark — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Exark.
A text-based incremental idle game with a ridiculous amount of unique content. Automate old stuff as you unlock new stuff to keep things interesting for hours and hours, no spam clicking necessary! Trimps is everything you love about your favorite games, distilled to their purest form.