Games like FreeHolder
Games like FreeHolder include The Escapists, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, Stoneshard, The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome, and Plague Inc: Evolved. We matched them by the tags players give FreeHolder on Steam (Strategy, Early Access, Indie, RPG, and Simulation): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

The Escapists
Shared: Strategy · Indie · Simulation

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Shared: Strategy · RPG · Singleplayer

Stoneshard
Shared: Strategy · RPG · Survival

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome
Shared: RPG · Strategy · Indie

Plague Inc: Evolved
Shared: Strategy · Indie · Simulation

Papers, Please
Shared: Indie · Simulation · Singleplayer

Banished
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Indie

Home Behind
Shared: RPG · Indie · Strategy

Game Dev Tycoon
Shared: Strategy · Indie · Simulation

Amazing Cultivation Simulator
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · RPG

Crusader Kings III
Shared: Strategy · RPG · Simulation

RimWorld
Shared: Strategy · Survival · Singleplayer

This War of Mine
Shared: Strategy · Survival · Singleplayer

Crusader Kings II
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · RPG

Hearts of Iron IV
Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Alternate History

Stardew Valley
Shared: RPG · Simulation · Indie

Dawn of Man
Shared: Strategy · Survival · Simulation

Undertale
Shared: RPG · Indie · Great Soundtrack

Home Behind 2
Shared: Strategy · RPG · Indie

Feed and Grow: Fish
Shared: Simulation · Early Access · Survival

Sultan's Game
Shared: Strategy · RPG · Singleplayer

上帝之城 I:监狱帝国 [City of God I - Prison Empire]
Shared: Indie · Strategy · Simulation

Sheltered
Shared: Strategy · Survival · RPG

Graveyard Keeper
Shared: RPG · Simulation · Indie