Free games like Passant: A Chess Roguelike
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Passant: A Chess Roguelike, 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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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Free-to-play alternative to Passant: A Chess Roguelike — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Passant: A Chess Roguelike.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Passant: A Chess Roguelike — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Passant: A Chess Roguelike.
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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FPS Chess
Free-to-play alternative to Passant: A Chess Roguelike — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Passant: A Chess Roguelike.
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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SOVL: Fantasy Warfare
Free-to-play alternative to Passant: A Chess Roguelike — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Passant: A Chess Roguelike.
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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Dota Underlords
Free-to-play alternative to Passant: A Chess Roguelike — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Passant: A Chess Roguelike.
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.
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Minion Masters
Free-to-play alternative to Passant: A Chess Roguelike — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Passant: A Chess Roguelike.
An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!
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Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game
Free-to-play alternative to Passant: A Chess Roguelike — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Passant: A Chess Roguelike.
Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game is an online DBG which contains a PVE mode called Uncharted Realms and a PVP mode. Every game is a deck building from scratch. Players can have stronger decks by changing cards, and then build more powerful routines to defeat all opponents to win.
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Card Hunter
Free-to-play alternative to Passant: A Chess Roguelike — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Passant: A Chess Roguelike.
Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.