Free games like Shovel Knight Showdown
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shovel Knight Showdown, 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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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shovel Knight Showdown.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shovel Knight Showdown.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shovel Knight Showdown.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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Trick & Treat
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shovel Knight Showdown.
Trick or treating in a vampire's house.Trick & Treat is a light-hearted Halloween adventure. It's about exploring and solving puzzles in a spooky atmosphere. There will be some horror elements, romance, many bad ends and a happy ending of true love.
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Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shovel Knight Showdown.
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
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Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shovel Knight Showdown.
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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Soda Dungeon
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight Showdown — no purchase or trial window.
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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Idol Showdown
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight Showdown — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shovel Knight Showdown.
Made by hololive fans, for hololive fans. Idol Showdown is the definitive fan-made hololive fighting game experience, powered by rollback netcode. Engage in exciting duels as your favorite hololive talent and prove once and for all who the strongest idol is using the game’s easy-to-learn controls.