Free games like Sci-fi Chess
Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to Sci-fi 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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Landfall Archives
Free-to-play alternative to Sci-fi Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sci-fi 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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Clicker Heroes
Free-to-play alternative to Sci-fi Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sci-fi 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.
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TrackMania Nations Forever
Free-to-play alternative to Sci-fi Chess — no purchase or trial window.
A free game in the truest sense of the word, TrackMania Nations Forever lets you drive at mind-blowing speeds on fun and spectacular tracks in solo and multiplayer modes.TrackMania Nations Forever offers a new "Forever" version of the Stadium environment, a solid solo mode and 65 brand new, progressively challenging tracks.
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Kingdom: Classic
Free-to-play alternative to Sci-fi Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sci-fi Chess.
Kingdom is a 2D sidescrolling strategy/resource management hybrid with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.
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Learn to Fly 3
Free-to-play alternative to Sci-fi Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sci-fi Chess.
Build your spaceship from scratch, earn funds and invest them into building a bigger, better spaceship as you try and fly your way up to space!
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Mr.Mine
Free-to-play alternative to Sci-fi Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sci-fi Chess.
Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!
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Endless Sky
Free-to-play alternative to Sci-fi Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sci-fi Chess.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
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Realm Grinder
Free-to-play alternative to Sci-fi Chess — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Sci-fi Chess.
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!