Free games like Backgammon
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Backgammon, 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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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Backgammon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Backgammon.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
Free-to-play alternative to Backgammon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Backgammon.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
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Clicker Heroes
Free-to-play alternative to Backgammon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Backgammon.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
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Kingdom: Classic
Free-to-play alternative to Backgammon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Backgammon.
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
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Learn to Fly 3
Free-to-play alternative to Backgammon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Backgammon.
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
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Mr.Mine
Free-to-play alternative to Backgammon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Backgammon.
Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!
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Endless Sky
Free-to-play alternative to Backgammon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Backgammon.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
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Realm Grinder
Free-to-play alternative to Backgammon — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Backgammon.
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!