Free games like Chinese Chess
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Chinese 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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The Last Sovereign
Free-to-play alternative to Chinese Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Chess.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
- 2
Idle Research
Free-to-play alternative to Chinese Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Chess.
Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.
- 3
Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
Free-to-play alternative to Chinese Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Chess.
Are you ready to RUMMMBLE?
- 4
Prismata
Free-to-play alternative to Chinese Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Chess.
A perfect-information strategy game inspired by RTS, deckbuilders, and board games. Choose from three distinct technology classes and outwit your foes by snowballing your starting resources into a powerful cybernetic army. ABSOLUTELY NO PAY-TO-WIN.
- 5
Jigsaw Puzzles Infinite
Free-to-play alternative to Chinese Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Chess.
Sit back, relax and build puzzles to your heart's content. Assemble one of the many included puzzles, or add your own images. Customize size and shape of the pieces for any puzzle. Enjoy Classic mode or try out Zen mode for a new type of puzzle experience.
- 6
Rogue Agent
Free-to-play alternative to Chinese Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Chess.
Rogue Agent is a turn-based strategy game, fast-paced, that pits the player against the computer on a secret service thriller around the world.
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Banker Simulator: Prologue
Free-to-play alternative to Chinese Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Chess.
Banker Simulator is a single-player game where you revive a bankrupt bank. With active and passive (idle) gameplay, make strategic decisions to grow your bank, satisfy customers, and tackle financial crises.
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Hard Times
Free-to-play alternative to Chinese Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Chinese Chess.
Hard Times is an extreme urban survival game where you have to put yourself into the shoes of a homeless man, taking on all the challenges that daily survival places in the great metropolis of indifference.
- 9
Dice chess
Free-to-play alternative to Chinese Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Chess.
A new-age chess game combined with math. Free to play with your bro offline, your friends or any players online.