Free games like This Is Not Chess
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to This Is Not Chess, 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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Ranked picks
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to This Is Not Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with This Is Not Chess.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to This Is Not Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with This Is Not Chess.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to This Is Not Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with This Is Not Chess.
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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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to This Is Not Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with This Is Not Chess.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to This Is Not Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with This Is Not Chess.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to This Is Not Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with This Is Not Chess.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to This Is Not Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with This Is Not Chess.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to This Is Not Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with This Is Not Chess.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!