Free games like Istanbul: Digital Edition
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Istanbul: Digital Edition, 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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Dominion
Free-to-play alternative to Istanbul: Digital Edition — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Istanbul: Digital Edition.
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.
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Star Realms
Free-to-play alternative to Istanbul: Digital Edition — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Istanbul: Digital Edition.
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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Dota Underlords
Free-to-play alternative to Istanbul: Digital Edition — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual and Strategy with Istanbul: Digital Edition.
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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Age of Conquest IV
Free-to-play alternative to Istanbul: Digital Edition — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Strategy with Istanbul: Digital Edition.
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
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Cards & Tankards
Free-to-play alternative to Istanbul: Digital Edition — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Istanbul: Digital Edition.
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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Puzzle Together Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzles
Free-to-play alternative to Istanbul: Digital Edition — no purchase or trial window. Shares Casual and Indie with Istanbul: Digital Edition.
Multiplayer jigsaw puzzles with voice chat! Play on your own or with friends, and feel like you're all sitting around the same table. Millions of puzzle images, upload your own, or create any puzzle you can imagine just by describing it!
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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Istanbul: Digital Edition — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Istanbul: Digital Edition.
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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Mahjong Soul
Free-to-play alternative to Istanbul: Digital Edition — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Istanbul: Digital Edition.
Mahjong Soul is an online game that adopted the classic Japanese Mahjong gameplay. Here, you can hone your mahjong skills with players from worldwide or spend leisure time with friends, bond with various charismatic characters, and experience an abundance of unique stories.