FreeHolder

FreeHolder

RogueWare · July 5, 2016 · Strategy, Early Access, Indie, RPG, Simulation

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Mostly Positive76% · 95
Best price 60 Great deal
$1.01-90%
lowest tracked $0.75
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Where to buy FreeHolder — official stores

Steam
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Standard Edition · Steam
$9.99
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Standard Edition · Steam
$9.99
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Cheapest FreeHolder keys — keyshops

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Standard Edition · Steam
$1.01
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Standard Edition · Steam
$1.10
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FreeHolder price by region

FreeHolder costs £0.60 in the United Kingdom, €0.68 in Europe (EUR), $1.01 in the United States, $1.01 in Georgia (USD), zł3.76 in Poland, CA$11.49 in Canada, NZ$12.39 in New Zealand, A$14.39 in Australia and R$20.69 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest FreeHolder offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.60 −92% £7.19 £0.60 3
Europe (EUR) €0.68 −92% €8.19 €0.68 5
United Statesyour region $1.01 −90% $9.99 $1.01 4
Georgia (USD) $1.01 −84% $6.29 $1.01 4
Poland zł3.76 −90% zł35.99 zł3.76 3
Canada CA$11.49 CA$11.49 — 2
New Zealand NZ$12.39 NZ$12.39 — 2
Australia A$14.39 A$14.39 — 2
Brazil R$20.69 R$20.69 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About FreeHolder

-Survival on the Frontier of Ancient Rome.
You must avoid starvation and frostbite while working under the thumb of a corrupt census taker, and turn the tables on him.

-A Unique Blend of Genres.
From farmsim to survival, role-playing to strategy, FreeHolder presents a compelling and revitalizing blend of classic game genres.

-Detailed Character Evolution.
With seven classes and over thirty skills (with many more of each planned), you can be everything from a master sculptor to a hardened warrior to an efficient rancher.

-Roguelike, not Roguelite.
Challenging and highly replayable, like games should be. Over a dozen procedurally generated factors gives you a new experience each game.

-Original Retro Soundtrack by Blue Mage.
Drawn from a lifetime of obsessive involvement with video game music, the soundtrack for FreeHolder has been crafted to evoke memories of the classic console era.

The Story of FreeHolder -
You and two comrades are escaped slaves who while fleeing Roman territory, stumble across a recently-raided farm, and although almost everything of value has been taken a small amount of wheat, a few tools and a couple silver denari might allow you to eke out a stealthy existence on the fringe of Roman lands. Unfortunately, you agree to run the farm together just as the Roman census-taker is knocking on the small home's door.

Only slightly terrified of being found out, you are unable to convince the Roman that you are anything other than escaped slaves. However, this particular census taker is, 'flexible' and offers the fugitives a deal: if they run the farm and produce enough wheat to fulfill the wheat quota demanded by Rome, and toss a bribe on top for himself, they can go on running the farm instead of being sent back to face their master. With no other options, and no way out, you and your compatriots agree hastily.

This state of affairs does not have to last, however. A slave you may have been but you can choose to resist the Romans by stealth, subterfuge, or brute force, and by allying with the northern tribes. Or you can purchase freedom for yourself and your friends and buy your way into Roman high society. With ten different classes from agronomist to ranger, engineer, rancher, witch, and gladiator, with multiple different upgrade paths and special actions, you can play exactly the way you want to.

FreeHolder — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jan 21, 2023
I've waited for six and a half years for this one to leave early access and it hasn't, so I figured that it was time to give it a shot. Unfortunately, it plays out exactly like what you'd expect out of a nearly abandoned and unfocused design effort. Once windows started opening up and obscuring the screen that I couldn't manage to close, I gave up. Obviously don't pay money for this.
12 found this helpful
Not recommended Jan 18, 2025
Abandoned
3 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 21, 2022
Brutally difficult. Not sure if I am playing it wrong but genuinely fun to play even if I am bad at it. I desperately want more turn based survival games
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 31, 2026
Charming little concept with lots of potential, but even back when it used to get updated they were incredibly sporadic at best, and now completely abandoned.
Not recommended Aug 26, 2025
It hasn't been updated in three years. I don't believe it's going to be finished. It's not a bad game as it's standing now, but it's not something you can beat. The guy making it never finished the ending. So it's mostly turned into something that you just try to last as long as you can in. It's got unique mechanics and had promise.
Recommended Oct 30, 2024
give it a try if you like simple oldschool games

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