Free games like Control Craft 3
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Control Craft 3, 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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Crystal Clash
Free-to-play alternative to Control Craft 3 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Control Craft 3.
Crystal Clash is a mix of Lane Battles and Deckbuilding - with action-packed tug-of-war strategy, just like your favorite RTS mods from back in the day! :) Play 2v2 or co-op with a friend, or pair up with new allies and enemies! Collect cards, build your decks and have fun crushing your enemies!
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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Free-to-play alternative to Control Craft 3 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Control Craft 3.
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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Infinitode 2 - Infinite Tower Defense
Free-to-play alternative to Control Craft 3 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Strategy with Control Craft 3.
Infinitode 2 - a strategy in the Tower Defense genre, in which the player will have to build towers to protect his base from endless waves of enemies. The game features huge maps, lots of towers, resource miners, upgrade tree and map editor.
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Minion Masters
Free-to-play alternative to Control Craft 3 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Control Craft 3.
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
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Empires Mod
Free-to-play alternative to Control Craft 3 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Control Craft 3.
Unique strategy/first person shooter mix: One commander on each team plays from above, choosing research, placing buildings and giving orders. The rest fill the role of soldiers on the ground, with four distinct classes to choose from and customizable vehicles to drive.
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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Control Craft 3 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Control Craft 3.
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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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to Control Craft 3 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Strategy with Control Craft 3.
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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Star Realms
Free-to-play alternative to Control Craft 3 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Control Craft 3.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!