Free games like Upgradia
Below are 12 free-to-play Steam games similar to Upgradia, 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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NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Upgradia — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Upgradia.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Upgradia — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation and RPG with Upgradia.
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.
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Upgradia — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Upgradia.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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Outpath: First Journey
Free-to-play alternative to Upgradia — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Upgradia.
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Upgradia — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with Upgradia.
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 Upgradia — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and RPG with Upgradia.
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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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
Free-to-play alternative to Upgradia — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Upgradia.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to Upgradia — no purchase or trial window.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
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Farm RPG
Free-to-play alternative to Upgradia — no purchase or trial window. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with Upgradia.
Farm RPG is a menu based farming RPG/MMO. Build your farm, grow crops, fish, craft, and explore. Unlock a variety of exciting daily activities as you progress. Engage with helpful townsfolk and collaborate with fellow players in a vibrant community for trading and teamwork.
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Milky Way Idle
Free-to-play alternative to Upgradia — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Massively Multiplayer with Upgradia.
Milky Way Idle: A multiplayer idle RPG where automation replaces grinding. Level up skills, gather resources, craft powerful items, and battle monsters—all while AFK. Trade in the marketplace, join a guild, team up for party combat, and socialize in chat as you progress effortlessly.
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EVE Online
Free-to-play alternative to Upgradia — no purchase or trial window. Shares Massively Multiplayer and RPG with Upgradia.
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
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Life is Feudal: MMO
Free-to-play alternative to Upgradia — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Upgradia.
Experience the hardcore reality of the Middle Ages. Master survival, engage in deep-rooted RPG elements, navigate a bustling economy, build communities, and employ diplomatic strategy to thrive in Abella's vast expanse.