Free games like Thirty Years' War
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Thirty Years' War, 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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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Thirty Years' War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Thirty Years' War.
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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Crusader Kings II
Free-to-play alternative to Thirty Years' War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years' War.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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英雄黄昏-文字三国志&曹贼模拟器
Free-to-play alternative to Thirty Years' War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years' War.
这是一个独属三国玩家的幻想世界，新奇独特，内容丰富。你将扮演穿越者，在三国中自由实现各种幻想，体验别样乐趣，也可轻松挂机。但本作是纯文字形式，没有精美画面、上手略有难度，由一个业余作者凭热爱独立开发。如有任何反馈，欢迎随时联系作者。
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Kingdoms Conquer / 攻城天下
Free-to-play alternative to Thirty Years' War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Thirty Years' War.
Kingdoms Conquer is a Massive National Battles Card Strategy Game. Recruit troops, build the battle lineup, conquer and expand your territory, all is to make your realm grown more powerful and finally reign over all the realms! Write your own history and become the one true king of all the kingdoms!
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SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
Free-to-play alternative to Thirty Years' War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Thirty Years' War.
This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.
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Order of Battle: World War II
Free-to-play alternative to Thirty Years' War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years' War.
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
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Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial
Free-to-play alternative to Thirty Years' War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Simulation with Thirty Years' War.
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. And it is like none other. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy set in the merciless reality of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
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CivIdle
Free-to-play alternative to Thirty Years' War — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Thirty Years' War.
CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!