Free games like City of Chains
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to City of Chains, 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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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play alternative to City of Chains — no purchase or trial window. Shares Adventure with City of Chains.
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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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to City of Chains — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with City of Chains.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to City of Chains — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with City of Chains.
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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Star Fetchers
Free-to-play alternative to City of Chains — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with City of Chains.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Eternal Senia
Free-to-play alternative to City of Chains — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and RPG with City of Chains.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
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Paper Lily - Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to City of Chains — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with City of Chains.
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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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
Free-to-play alternative to City of Chains — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with City of Chains.
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
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Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to City of Chains — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Adventure with City of Chains.
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.