Free games like Grandmaster Chess
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Grandmaster 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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FPS Chess
Free-to-play alternative to Grandmaster Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Grandmaster Chess.
Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.
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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Grandmaster Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Grandmaster Chess.
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
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Chip's Challenge 1
Free-to-play alternative to Grandmaster Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Grandmaster Chess.
Before Chip can join the Bit Busters computer club and hang out with the girl of his dreams, Melinda the Mental Marvel, he must solve all 144 challenging puzzles. Your bird's-eye view can help Chip rush through the puzzles and mazes before he's deleted by monsters, traps and the passage of time.
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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Grandmaster Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Grandmaster Chess.
SOVL is a ruleset for playing fantasy wargames. It can be played with miniatures on a table or digitally on Steam.
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Dominion
Free-to-play alternative to Grandmaster Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Grandmaster Chess.
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
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Age of Conquest IV
Free-to-play alternative to Grandmaster Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Grandmaster Chess.
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
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Star Realms
Free-to-play alternative to Grandmaster Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Grandmaster Chess.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
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Dota Underlords
Free-to-play alternative to Grandmaster Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Grandmaster Chess.
Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.