Free games like Chess
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Chess.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
- 2
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chess.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
- 3
missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chess.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
- 4
NGU IDLE
Free-to-play alternative to Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chess.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
- 5
Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
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Meteor 60 Seconds!
Free-to-play alternative to Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chess.
Meteor 60 seconds! is a simple, fun, comic-like action game that simulates your life if there were a meteor heading towards Earth and you had 60 seconds to live. Do anything you want to do with your last 60 seconds, even if it's illegal! What about planting an apple tree?
- 7
Brief Karate Foolish
Free-to-play alternative to Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess.
Here comes a new epic of live action fighting game!! With 60fps smooth action, sexy and deadly guys fly into air and bounces their flab!
- 8
Clicker Heroes
Free-to-play alternative to Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess.
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.