Free games like Eight-Minute Empire
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Eight-Minute Empire, 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 Conquest IV
Free-to-play alternative to Eight-Minute Empire — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Strategy with Eight-Minute Empire.
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
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Star Realms
Free-to-play alternative to Eight-Minute Empire — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eight-Minute Empire.
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 Eight-Minute Empire — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Eight-Minute Empire.
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 Underlords
Free-to-play alternative to Eight-Minute Empire — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual and Strategy with Eight-Minute Empire.
Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.
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Battle for Wesnoth
Free-to-play alternative to Eight-Minute Empire — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Eight-Minute Empire.
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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Cards & Tankards
Free-to-play alternative to Eight-Minute Empire — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Eight-Minute Empire.
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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Phobies
Free-to-play alternative to Eight-Minute Empire — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Eight-Minute Empire.
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!
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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Eight-Minute Empire — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Eight-Minute Empire.
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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Dominion
Free-to-play alternative to Eight-Minute Empire — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Eight-Minute Empire.
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.