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Free games like Shire Kings

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shire Kings, 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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    The Riftbreaker: Prologue — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Shire Kings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shire Kings.

    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.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine — Steam game cover

    DFHack - Dwarf Fortress Modding Engine

    Free-to-play alternative to Shire Kings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shire Kings.

    Extensions for Dwarf Fortress, including bugfixes, interface improvements, automation agents, design blueprints, modding building blocks, and other tools.

    2023StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2 — Steam game cover

    The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2

    Free-to-play alternative to Shire Kings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shire Kings.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Nazi Zombies — Steam game cover

    Nazi Zombies

    Free-to-play alternative to Shire Kings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shire Kings.

    Nazi Zombies is a cooperative survival game where players fend off escalating waves of Nazi zombies, earning points by killing zombies and repairing barriers to buy weapons, upgrades, perks, and unlock new map areas to maximize their survival.

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Muck — Steam game cover

    Muck

    Free-to-play alternative to Shire Kings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shire Kings.

    Muck is a survival-roguelike. Collect resources, find items & build a base to survive for as long as you can.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Totally Accurate Battlegrounds — Steam game cover

    Totally Accurate Battlegrounds

    Free-to-play alternative to Shire Kings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shire Kings.

    Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Crusader Kings II — Steam game cover

    Crusader Kings II

    Free-to-play alternative to Shire Kings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Shire Kings.

    Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

    2012StrategySimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Supermarket Together — Steam game cover

    Supermarket Together

    Free-to-play alternative to Shire Kings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Shire Kings.

    The multiplayer supermarket has arrived to your neighbourhood for free! Stock your shop space, unlock perks and franchises, hire employees or chase those pesky shoplifters. The more players, the more action!

    2024IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →