Free games like Frozen Synapse
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to Frozen Synapse, 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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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Frozen Synapse.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Frozen Synapse.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Frozen Synapse.
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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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Frozen Synapse.
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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Awaria
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Frozen Synapse.
Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.
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Grimm's Hollow
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Frozen Synapse.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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The Expendabros
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with Frozen Synapse.
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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Steam Engine Simulator
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window.
The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.
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Synchronicity
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Frozen Synapse.
1v1 turn-based tactics, online or vs a practice-AI in a futuristic cyberpunk setting. Plan 3 steps in advance while your opponent does the same. Mind-game and outsmart your opponent with a variety of abilities, destructible and penetrable environments and a good strategy.