Free games like Wielders of the Essence
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Wielders of the Essence, 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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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Wielders of the Essence — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Wielders of the Essence.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Wielders of the Essence — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Wielders of the Essence.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Wielders of the Essence — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Wielders of the Essence.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to Wielders of the Essence — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Wielders of the Essence.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Wielders of the Essence — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Wielders of the Essence.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to Wielders of the Essence — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Wielders of the Essence.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Outpath: First Journey
Free-to-play alternative to Wielders of the Essence — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Wielders of the Essence.
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
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DOGWALK
Free-to-play alternative to Wielders of the Essence — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Wielders of the Essence.
Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.