Free games like Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy, 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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Age of Conquest IV
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Strategy with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
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Dominion
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
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Star Realms
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.
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!
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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.
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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Card Hunter
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.
Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.
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FPS Chess
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.
Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.
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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.
SOVL is a ruleset for playing fantasy wargames. It can be played with miniatures on a table or digitally on Steam.
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Phobies
Free-to-play alternative to Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy.
Phobies is a tactical card collecting strategy game where players battle one another in the surreal realm of the subconscious, where fears manifest. Use devious tactics and unleash a dazzling array of attacks and abilities to achieve victory!