Free games like Nightside
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Nightside, 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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AirMech
Free-to-play alternative to Nightside — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
AirMech® Strike is a fast paced Action-RTS game that can be played solo, coop, or competitively online. Earn Kudos and Experience in battle and unlock a wide collection of AirMechs and Units while you practice the perfect strategy to emerge victorious!
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Zero-K
Free-to-play alternative to Nightside — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
With 100+ truly unique units, Zero-K is an RTS of freedom and creativity, tempered by a decade of refinement. Sculpt land into a castle and throw invaders off it with a Jugglenaut. Explore a massive campaign, solo or co-op. Hop online for epic 32 player battles or fast paced 1v1, on 100s of maps.
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Istrolid
Free-to-play alternative to Nightside — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
In Istrolid you design your own unique spaceships from a large number of parts to fit your strategy and play style. With no set units or factions you are free to create a fleet where each ship has its own balanced strengths and weaknesses, from basic fighters and bombers to hulking battleships and speedy destroyers.
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Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest
Free-to-play alternative to Nightside — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
Galcon 2 is a demolition derby in space! Send swarms of ships from planet to planet to conquer the galaxy in this fast paced multiplayer strategy game!
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Art of War: Red Tides
Free-to-play alternative to Nightside — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!
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Hades' Star
Free-to-play alternative to Nightside — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Nightside.
A unique space strategy game where thousands of players participate in one shared galaxy.
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Dropzone
Free-to-play alternative to Nightside — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Nightside.
Dropzone is a game of action, strategy and skill. Win 15 minute battles by scoring points. Unlock gear, customize your squad of up to 3 Units and compete in Team 3v3, 2v2 or 1v1 matches. Lay claim to the riches of Europa!
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Dr. COG
Free-to-play alternative to Nightside — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
Dr. Cog is a deck-building roguelike game using gears. Operate the memory restoration machine, turn gears, discover and enhance them, and build synergies. Complete the memory restoration within the time limit, recover the client's lost memories, and reach the final chapter.