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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Asteroid Fight
Free-to-play alternative to Nightside — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nightside.
ASTEROID FIGHT is an online multiplayer action real-time strategy game. Use your commander with uniquely modified special abilities, build a strong economy to be able to quickly grow a strong military so you can stand a chance against your enemies and destroy their warp gate.