Free games like Frozen Synapse
Below are 8 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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Phobies
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Frozen Synapse.
Phobies is a tactical card collecting strategy game where players battle one another in the surreal realm of the subconscious, where fears manifest. Use devious tactics and unleash a dazzling array of attacks and abilities to achieve victory!
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Prismata
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Frozen Synapse.
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.
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Battle for Wesnoth
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Frozen Synapse.
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and dozens of multiplayer maps, taking part in countless adventures as you go.
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Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Frozen Synapse.
Are you ready to RUMMMBLE?
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Dota Underlords
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse.
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.
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Card Hunter
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse.
Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.
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MINDNIGHT
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy and Indie with Frozen Synapse.
Inspired by the party games Werewolf and The Resistance, MINDNIGHT is a cyberpunk online social deduction game of deceit, accusations and unpredictability. It challenges your ability to lie and detect others that are trying to be deceptive.
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Star Realms
Free-to-play alternative to Frozen Synapse — no purchase or trial window. Shares Strategy with Frozen Synapse.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!