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Free games like Hold The Gates

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Hold The Gates, 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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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Gates — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hold The Gates.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Eternal Senia — Steam game cover

    Eternal Senia

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Gates — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Hold The Gates.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Disfigure — Steam game cover

    Disfigure

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Gates — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hold The Gates.

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Tails Noir: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Tails Noir: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Gates — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Hold The Gates.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt — Steam game cover

    Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Gates — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Hold The Gates.

    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).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Moonring — Steam game cover

    Moonring

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Gates — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with Hold The Gates.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Die in the Dungeon: Origins — Steam game cover

    Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Gates — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hold The Gates.

    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!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 — Steam game cover

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    Free-to-play alternative to Hold The Gates — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Hold The Gates.

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →