Free games like Northgard Battlegrounds
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Northgard Battlegrounds, 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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Once Upon a Galaxy
Free-to-play alternative to Northgard Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Northgard Battlegrounds.
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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Dota Underlords
Free-to-play alternative to Northgard Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Northgard Battlegrounds.
Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.
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Galaxy Life
Free-to-play alternative to Northgard Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Northgard Battlegrounds.
The universe is full of Starlings, tiny orange aliens that want to take over the galaxy. Create your own space colony, fight epic battles and discover new planets. Train your soldiers, develop your technology and create unimaginable gadgets. Enjoy this huge social game with friends!
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Super Auto Pets
Free-to-play alternative to Northgard Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Northgard Battlegrounds.
Build the strongest team of pets and tussle with your friends!
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Dominion
Free-to-play alternative to Northgard Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Northgard Battlegrounds.
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
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Chess Evolved Online
Free-to-play alternative to Northgard Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Northgard Battlegrounds.
secretly the most overpowered game in existence
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Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense
Free-to-play alternative to Northgard Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Northgard Battlegrounds.
Endless idle tower defense game full of deep strategy and combat mechanics. Unlock and upgrade dozens of epic fantasy heroes to defeat an infinite swarm of enemy monsters. Strategize hero positions, synergies, and skills for an effective defense, then sit back and let the auto-battler do its thing!
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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Northgard Battlegrounds — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Northgard Battlegrounds.
SOVL is a ruleset for playing fantasy wargames. It can be played with miniatures on a table or digitally on Steam.