Free games like The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge, 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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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Epic Battle Fantasy 3
Free-to-play alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
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The Riftbreaker: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
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.
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Dota 2
Free-to-play alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
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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Warframe
Free-to-play alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
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Path of Exile
Free-to-play alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
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Paladins®
Free-to-play alternative to The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with The Captives: Plot of the Demiurge.
Paladins is the ultimate fantasy team-based shooter experience, with over 50 customizable Champions fighting in 5v5 action across a diverse Realm of modes and maps!