Free games like Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms, 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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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Free-to-play alternative to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition offers players a trial of this historical single & multiplayer RTS experience. *Note: To unlock all features of the game please see the “Base Game” product.
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Crusader Kings II
Free-to-play alternative to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
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Battle for Wesnoth
Free-to-play alternative to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
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Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius
Free-to-play alternative to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.
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Cards & Tankards
Free-to-play alternative to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.
Grab a drink, invite your friends and ready your deck! Cards & Tankards is the first social collectible card game available for both PC and VR.
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War of Dots
Free-to-play alternative to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Medieval II: Total War™ Kingdoms.
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!