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Free games like Space Grunts: Chrono Shard

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard, 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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    Grimm's Hollow — Steam game cover

    Grimm's Hollow

    Free-to-play alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover

    UNBEATABLE [white label]

    Free-to-play alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Magic Archery — Steam game cover

    Magic Archery

    Free-to-play alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.

    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.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Eternal Senia — Steam game cover

    Eternal Senia

    Free-to-play alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Disfigure — Steam game cover

    Disfigure

    Free-to-play alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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    Paper Lily - Chapter 1 — Steam game cover

    Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    Free-to-play alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.

    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.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue — Steam game cover

    Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.

    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.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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    Tails Noir: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Tails Noir: Prologue

    Free-to-play alternative to Space Grunts: Chrono Shard — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with Space Grunts: Chrono Shard.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →