Free games like Hired Stars
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hired Stars, 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 Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Hired Stars — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Electoral Carnage
Free-to-play alternative to Hired Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Early Access with Hired Stars.
Electoral Carnage is an absurd 2D fighting game featuring America's most famous (and infamous) politicians. If you don't download it you hate America. Also JFK can assassinate himself. What more do you need to know?
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Aircar
Free-to-play alternative to Hired Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hired Stars.
A simple immersive flying game built for VR. Pilot an aircar through a futuristic cityscape.
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Hired Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hired Stars.
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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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Hired Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Hired Stars.
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
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The Last Sovereign
Free-to-play alternative to Hired Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hired Stars.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
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DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine
Free-to-play alternative to Hired Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Hired Stars.
Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.
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Shape of Dreams: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Hired Stars — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Hired Stars.
《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.