Free games like NetHack: Legacy
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to NetHack: Legacy, 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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Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Free-to-play alternative to NetHack: Legacy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with NetHack: Legacy.
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!
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Spiral Knights
Free-to-play alternative to NetHack: Legacy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with NetHack: Legacy.
Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.
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Soda Dungeon
Free-to-play alternative to NetHack: Legacy — no purchase or trial window. Shares RPG with NetHack: Legacy.
Pop the top on some legendary action with Soda Dungeon, the fresh and fizzy hit mobile RPG adventure, now available on your desktop! Manage your team as you raid the local dungeons, upgrade your tavern, and attract new party members. Gold, legendary items, and more await you.
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Soda Dungeon 2
Free-to-play alternative to NetHack: Legacy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with NetHack: Legacy.
Everyone’s favorite laid-back dungeon crawler returns in Soda Dungeon 2. Featuring a new adventure, a whole town to upgrade, crafting, new classes, alternate dimensions, and more! It’s everything you loved about the original plus all the stuff you’ve been asking for.
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Cave Crawlers
Free-to-play alternative to NetHack: Legacy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with NetHack: Legacy.
Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.
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Himno
Free-to-play alternative to NetHack: Legacy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with NetHack: Legacy.
Himno is a peaceful, 2D platformer game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. Take a breath, and relax.
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Stoneshard: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to NetHack: Legacy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with NetHack: Legacy.
You come to your senses in a sinister dungeon. The Ritual is about to commence – you have only one chance to escape. Stoneshard: Prologue is a demo to the main game, presenting its basic mechanics.
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Legend of Keepers: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to NetHack: Legacy — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with NetHack: Legacy.
You have been hired as a dungeon master by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: Protect their dungeons! Legend of Keepers: Prologue is a playable alpha that will help you get familiar with the game mechanics.