Free games like Mad Chess
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Mad 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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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to Mad Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Mad Chess.
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 Mad Chess — no purchase or trial window.
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 Mad Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Mad Chess.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Mad Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Mad Chess.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Mad Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Mad Chess.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Mad Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Mad Chess.
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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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Mad Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Mad Chess.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to Mad Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Mad Chess.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
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Dice chess
Free-to-play alternative to Mad Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mad Chess.
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.