Free games like Chess Survivors
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to Chess Survivors, 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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Chess Survivors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Chess Survivors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Chess Survivors.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Chess Survivors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Chess Survivors.
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 Chess Survivors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Disfigure
Free-to-play alternative to Chess Survivors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Chess Survivors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Chess Survivors.
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 Chess Survivors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Chess Survivors.
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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Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
Free-to-play alternative to Chess Survivors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
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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Grim Horde
Free-to-play alternative to Chess Survivors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Gather your minions, conquer the lands and become the Darklord! Grim Horde is a fast arcade game with rogue-lite elements, where you lead your armies through the lands of the mortals, raze villages and claim souls. Die and rise again from your ashes and learn new summoning spells.
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Realm of the Mad God Exalt
Free-to-play alternative to Chess Survivors — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
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!