Free games like Shovel Knight: King of Cards
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Shovel Knight: King of Cards, 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight: King of Cards — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shovel Knight: King of Cards.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight: King of Cards — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Adventure with Shovel Knight: King of Cards.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight: King of Cards — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shovel Knight: King of Cards.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight: King of Cards — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shovel Knight: King of Cards.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight: King of Cards — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Shovel Knight: King of Cards.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight: King of Cards — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shovel Knight: King of Cards.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight: King of Cards — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Shovel Knight: King of Cards.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Shovel Knight: King of Cards — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Shovel Knight: King of Cards.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.