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Free games like Chess Knight 2

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Chess Knight 2, 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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    Dota Underlords — Steam game cover

    Dota Underlords

    Free-to-play alternative to Chess Knight 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess Knight 2.

    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.

    2019StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
  2. 2
    FPS Chess — Steam game cover

    FPS Chess

    Free-to-play alternative to Chess Knight 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess Knight 2.

    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.

    2022ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Catgirl Chess — Steam game cover

    Catgirl Chess

    Free-to-play alternative to Chess Knight 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess Knight 2.

    The sequel to Chess we've all been waiting for! Yes, that's right, 3D chess with Catgirls! Play online with a friend today! A highly refined game for the delight of your intellectual capacity.

    2024StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Four Kings One War — Steam game cover

    Four Kings One War

    Free-to-play alternative to Chess Knight 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Chess Knight 2.

    Four Kings One War is a 1 or 2 player strategy game inspired by chess. Each player controls two armies as though they were one and get's two moves per turn. This opens up guerrilla style tactics and hidden attacks. This is strategy for the modern mind, outside the 64th square.

    2021StrategyFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Thumper Chess — Steam game cover

    Thumper Chess

    Free-to-play alternative to Chess Knight 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess Knight 2.

    Thumper Chess is a free to play chess game with basic animated pieces. Better looking and more fun chess sets, maps, animations, etc... are available in cheap DLC content.

    2026ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Chess Go — Steam game cover

    Chess Go

    Free-to-play alternative to Chess Knight 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess Knight 2.

    In the world of games, every wonder is possible—but for the truly extraordinary, look no further than Hyper Board Games! Imagine this: pieces don’t just move forward, backward, left, or right—they also move up and down, "flying" through the air and "jumping" across multi-level boards!

    2025StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Dice chess — Steam game cover

    Dice chess

    Free-to-play alternative to Chess Knight 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess Knight 2.

    A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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    Topological Board Game — Steam game cover

    Topological Board Game

    Free-to-play alternative to Chess Knight 2 — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess Knight 2.

    An experimental strategy sandbox where classic board games become scientific laboratories across different lattices, dimensions, boundaries, and topologies, with customizable rules inspired by mathematics, physics, biology, and computer science.

    StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →