Free games like Magic Chess
Below are 10 free-to-play Steam games similar to Magic Chess, 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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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Magic Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Magic Chess.
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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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Magic Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Magic Chess.
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 Magic Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Magic Chess.
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 Magic Chess — no purchase or trial window.
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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Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
Free-to-play alternative to Magic Chess — no purchase or trial window.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Magic Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Magic Chess.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Magic Archery
Free-to-play alternative to Magic Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Magic Chess.
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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The Lab
Free-to-play alternative to Magic Chess — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Endless Tactics: Trial Run
Free-to-play alternative to Magic Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Magic Chess.
The prologue to Endless Tactics. Defend a planetary mining expedition, upgrade your ship, and survive alien hordes in this turn-based roguelite trial run.
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Klaus Veen's Bastards
Free-to-play alternative to Magic Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Magic Chess.
Bastards is an online, fast-paced and tactical card game for 2-8 players. Take turns playing cards from low to high: 3 is the lowest, 2 the highest. Be first to get rid of your hand to become President. Finish last, and you’ll become the Bastard!