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FreeHolder

Farming survival strategy with wheat quotas on Rome's frontier

RogueWare · Released Jul 5, 2016 · Early Access

IndieRPGSimulationStrategy

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 76
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Apr 1, 2022
Minimum PC
256 mb memory
2 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is FreeHolder?

FreeHolder is a single-player Early Access game mixing farm management, survival strategy, and RPG progression, where three escaped slaves take over a raided farm. You grow crops, manage supplies, and develop characters through classes and skills while bribing a corrupt official. Procedural variation changes each run, while hunger and cold threaten your group.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy turn-based decisions with scarce labor and resources
  • +you like adapting your plans to procedurally varied runs

Not for you if...

  • −you want a relaxed farming game without survival threats
  • −you prefer clearly explained goals and guided progression

What players say

75% of 76 reviews are positive

Players praise the class system and the variety of ways to progress. They criticize confusing menus and bugs. Recent reviewers describe development as abandoned, and one longtime player reports an unfinished ending.

Screenshots and trailer

FreeHolder screenshot 1

FreeHolder system requirements

Minimum: 256 mb memory, 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 and Up
Processor
2 Ghz
Graphics
256 mb video memory
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
250 MB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Does FreeHolder have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does FreeHolder run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
4
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English.

Does FreeHolder use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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