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Free games like Battle of Kings

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Battle of 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 Battle of Kings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Battle of 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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    Kingdom: Classic — Steam game cover

    Kingdom: Classic

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

    Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Time Clickers — Steam game cover

    Time Clickers

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

    Time Clickers is what's called an 'incremental game'. There's always a fun upgrade to look forward to, and the numbers keep getting bigger! Hire a team to fight for you, even when you're offline!

    2015ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    These Doomed Isles: The First God — Steam game cover

    These Doomed Isles: The First God

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

    These Doomed Isles: The First God is a prologue chapter of the main game, These Doomed Isles. Play as Cernunnos, the Celtic god of nature, and lead the Celtic civilisation to victory against waves of invaders, curses and more!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Sky Clash: Lords of Clans 3D — Steam game cover

    Sky Clash: Lords of Clans 3D

    Free-to-play alternative to Battle of Kings — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Battle of Kings.

    Build up your empire and hold your defense against the waves of enemy attacks! Develop your own strategy. Compete in epic Clan Wars!

    2018StrategyMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Orbit-X — Steam game cover

    Orbit-X

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

    Launch a rocket. Extend the Antenna. Set your internet service price and start making money. Oh and shoot down asteroids if they threaten your satellites.

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Grow Defense — Steam game cover

    Grow Defense

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

    Upgrade your Castle and Unlock new tiers of Skills and Weapons to Defend vs Monsters and Bosses across VARIOUS ZONES! Find Rare ITEMS dropped from monsters and bosses and upgrade them to their full potential! Defeat RAID Mega-Bosses to find LEGENDARY items!

    2021StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Touhou Big Big Battle — Steam game cover

    Touhou Big Big Battle

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

    just a touhou rts game

    2018ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →