Free games like Checkmate Protocol
Below are 11 free-to-play Steam games similar to Checkmate Protocol, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to Checkmate Protocol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Checkmate Protocol.
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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Checkmate Protocol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Checkmate Protocol.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Checkmate Protocol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Checkmate Protocol.
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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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to Checkmate Protocol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Checkmate Protocol.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Checkmate Protocol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Checkmate Protocol.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Checkmate Protocol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Checkmate Protocol.
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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STRAFTAT
Free-to-play alternative to Checkmate Protocol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Checkmate Protocol.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to Checkmate Protocol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Checkmate Protocol.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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BULLET YEETERS
Free-to-play alternative to Checkmate Protocol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Checkmate Protocol.
Bullet Yeeters - jetpack chaos in your own home! A third-person shooter where tiny agents with big guns battle it out in giant household arenas. Fly with a jetpack, fight crazy bosses, customize your hero, and unleash explosive mayhem in kitchens, garages, and living rooms!
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Coven: All Powerful
Free-to-play alternative to Checkmate Protocol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action and Indie with Checkmate Protocol.
A chaotic spell-slinging party brawler where Sages clash in ever-changing magical realms. Stack wild enchantments, unleash devastating spells and combos, and outlast your friends in fast, unpredictable battles full of pure arcane mayhem.
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Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
Free-to-play alternative to Checkmate Protocol — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with Checkmate Protocol.
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.